In the days before a planned march on Islamabad demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistani authorities detained three of his sisters in Lahore — with Aleema Khan formally ordered held for thirty days. The timing was not incidental; it reflected a recurring pattern in which states under pressure reach toward the personal and familial to quiet the political. Whether this act of containment will silence the march or harden its resolve is the question now hanging over September 27.
Imran Khan's Sisters Detained Ahead of Islamabad Release March
Three sisters of Imran Khan were detained by authorities, restricting their freedom of movement ahead of a planned political protest.