{
  "id": 8659296,
  "title": "PTI claims Aleema Khan taken away by authorities in Lahore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/pti-claims-aleema-khan-taken-away-by-authorities-in-lahore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:49:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031350/pti-claims-aleema-khan-taken-away-by-authorities-in-lahore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aleema Khan, sister of Imran Khan, was taken away by authorities from outside her home in Lahore. The PTI party claimed she was \"abducted\". According to the PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, Aleema is being punished for speaking up for her brother.\n\nThe PTI party had planned a protest on September 27, with the primary demand being the immediate release of Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023. Ahead of the protest, police had taken four PTI activists and workers into custody.\n\nThe authorities have stepped up preparations and surveillance in the capital. The PTI party is demanding that Aleema be presented in court immediately.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan arrested ahead of protest demanding ex-Pakistan PM's release: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/imran-khans-sister-aleema-khan-arrested-ahead-of-protest-demanding-ex",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:30:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Imran Khan's sister Aleema arrested in Lahore ahead of planned PTI protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/imran-khans-sister-aleema-arrested-in-lahore-ahead-of-planned-pti",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:58:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Aleema Khan detained in Lahore under 3-MPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/aleema-khan-detained-in-lahore-under-3-mpo",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:02:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "PTI’s Aleema Khan detained under MPO ahead of Sept 27 protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ptis-aleema-khan-detained-under-mpo-ahead-of-sept-27-protest",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:08:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}