{
  "id": 8851571,
  "title": "After Aleema, Imran’s sisters Uzma and Noreen also detained in Lahore under MPO for 30 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/after-aleema-imrans-sisters-uzma-and-noreen-also-detained-in-lahore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:47:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031544/after-aleema-imrans-sisters-uzma-and-noreen-also-detained-in-lahore-under-mpo-for-30-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's sisters, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were detained for 30 days on Monday in Lahore, ahead of the party's September 27 protest call. The sisters, along with former prime minister Imran Khan's other sister Aleema Khan, are being held under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, following a report of a crackdown on the PTI ahead of the protest. The Lahore Deputy Commissioner's Office ordered the sisters' detention, stating that they were \"prejudicial to the public safety and maintenance of public order\". The MPO ordinance allows for the authorities to order detention without judicial review. The sisters were accused of motivating workers to damage public and government property during a May 9 protest, and of mobilizing workers through social media and public meetings to create law and order situations. PTI has condemned the alleged arrests, calling them a \"blatant abuse of authority, a violation of fundamental rights, and an act of political victimisation\".",
  "summary": "Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were detained for 30 days on Monday, ahead of the party’s September 27 protest call. The development follows the detention of Imran’s other sister, Aleema Khan, after Lahore’s deputy commissioner (DC) ordered her detention or arrest for 30 days on Sunday. The detention has come amid reports of a crackdown…",
  "key_points": [
    "Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, PTI sisters, detained for 30 days in Lahore",
    "Held under Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960",
    "Accused of inciting violence during May 9 protest"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The detention of Imran Khan's sisters under the MPO ordinance for 30 days signals a heightened crackdown on PTI ahead of its planned protest, allowing authorities to hold them without judicial review.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "After Aleema, Imran’s sisters Uzma and Noreen also detained in Lahore under MPO for 30 days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/after-aleema-imrans-sisters-uzma-and-noreen-also-detained-in-lahore-8852555",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:47:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}