Police arrest Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's sister in Lahore ahead of party's planned march
Imran Khan's sister Aleema arrested in Lahore ahead of PTI protest. Aleema Khanum, sister of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, joins supporters during a protest on a road leading to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 6 January 2026. Photo: Reuters Police arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan at her house in Lahore, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab spokesman said today (20 September), ahead of a planned protest march by the party on 27 September. A notification issued by Lahore's district administration said she has been arrested and sent to jail for 30 days. "According to intelligence reports, her presence at any public place will pose a grave threat to public safety," the district administration said. Imran Khan's party has organised a march to Islamabad next week demanding his release. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said yesterday (19 September) that the governmen...