LHC turns down request for immediate suspension of Noreen and Uzma's detention, issues notices on plea

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected a request to immediately suspend the preventive detention notifications issued against Noreen Niazi and Dr Uzma Khan, sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan. The sisters were detained on Monday under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960 (MPO) just a day after their sister Aleema Khan was detained.

The LHC will first seek a report from relevant parties and hear their position before deciding on the request for suspension. The court has issued notices to the respondents, including the Lahore deputy commissioner, capital city police officer, Home Department secretary, and Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent. The Islamabad High Court has also summoned the senior superintendent of police to appear in a petition concerning alleged harassment of PTI leaders and raids on their homes.

Punjab authorities have imposed a ban on gatherings and prohibited inciting people to unlawful assembly for 13 days prior to the PTI’s Sept 27 countrywide protest and march to Islamabad.

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