In Pakistan, the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's three sisters on the eve of a nationwide protest march reveals how fragile power can become when it fears its own people. Charged under a public order law and held without counsel or basic provisions, the women were detained not for what they had done, but for what they represented — a family's visible refusal to be silenced. Across Islamabad, shipping containers replaced open streets, and a government facing economic crisis and public fury chose the language of force over the language of legitimacy. History has seen this pattern be
Pakistan arrests Imran Khan's sisters ahead of major protest demanding his release
Three sisters detained for 30 days; children aged 4 and 6 briefly detained during home raid; Imran Khan allegedly held in solitary confinement without family contact for six months.