PTI calls for justice as Imran’s sisters remain in detention denied of 'fundamental rights'
Salman Akram Raja justification for the cruel treatment being meted out to the PTI founder's sisters
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Secretary General Salman Akram Raja expressed concern over the detention of Imran Khan's sisters, questioning the fundamental rights being denied to them without any specific charges. He urged courts to immediately release Aleema, Uzma, and Noreen, who were arrested under Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance 1960 in Lahore ahead of a party march towards Islamabad.
The sisters were taken into custody on September 20 and September 21, respectively, and issued 30-day detention orders citing concerns related to public order. PTI challenged the detentions in the Lahore High Court on September 21. Raja criticized the legal basis of their detention, questioning the use of apprehensions instead of formal charges, and expressed outrage over excessive force used during the arrests.
He alleged that more than 100 police officials entered the sisters' residence and broke doors, crossing "all limits of brutality and authoritarianism." Raja also pointed out the lack of justification for restricting their access to family members, lawyers, food, and medicines under the Constitution and law. Despite the party's repeated presentations of the incidents before the court, the sisters have been detained for nine days so far.
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