{
  "id": 16009549,
  "title": "LHC summons Punjab home secretary, Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent in plea seeking release of Imran’s sisters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lhc-summons-punjab-home-secretary-kot-lakhpat-jail-superintendent-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T06:25:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038971/lhc-summons-punjab-home-secretary-kot-lakhpat-jail-superintendent-in-plea-seeking-release-of-imrans-sisters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lahore High Court has summoned the Punjab home secretary and the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat jail in a petition seeking the release of three sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The sisters - Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khan - were detained in September under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepared for a planned protest march towards Islamabad. Their detention was ordered for 30 days, but on October 19 and 20, their detention orders expired. However, the sisters have not been released. The court has adjourned the hearing until October 28 and directed the home secretary and jail superintendent to appear in person, along with their reports on the matter.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "LHC summons Punjab home secretary, Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent in plea seeking release of Imran’s sisters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lhc-summons-punjab-home-secretary-kot-lakhpat-jail-superintendent-in-16010505",
        "published": "2026-10-22T06:25:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}