Two sisters of Pakistan’s incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan were released from a Lahore jail on Thursday after the Punjab government revoked their detention orders, leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party said.
Two of former PM Imran Khan’s sisters, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, have been released from Kot Lakhpat Jail following the withdrawal of their detention orders,” PTI senior leader and former federal minister Moonis Elahi said in a statement.
“Hopefully, Aleema sahiba and Bushra Bibi, will also be released soon,” he added, referring to the cricketer-turned-politician’s elder sister and wife, respectively. Meanwhile, another senior PTI leader, Zulfi Bokhari, asserted that the release of Imran Khan’s two sisters would not “erase the suffering” endured by his family. However, his elder sister and wife remain behind bars. “Finally, some good news.
Bushra Bibi was arrested in January 2025 in a separate case in which the couple were sentenced. The 74-year-old PTI founder has been in prison since 2023 and faces more than 100 cases, including corruption charges and allegations of inciting violence. Earlier reporting noted: Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s sisters released from jail after detention orders withdrawn: Report Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were released from prison after their detention orders were withdrawn, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal counsel Rana Mudassar Umer said. Earlier reporting noted: Umer said the two had returned home, Dawn reported.
The demand is clear — no selective relief, no intimidation, and no further persecution,” Bokhari told party supporters. Who was part of the delegation, Imran Khan was experiencing problems with his blood pressure and eyesight, according to PTI lawyer Latif Khosa. “The release of two sisters does not end the injustice or erase the suffering inflicted on Imran Khan’s family. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Imran Khan’s sisters were detained in September under a public safety law to prevent them from mobilising support for a nationwide protest demanding his release. The lawyers spent four hours at the prison before leaving without speaking to the media. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test. They were detained in September ahead of a PTI protest.
Earlier reporting noted: PTI leader Sheikh Waqas Akram shared a statement issued by the party’s central media department on X, saying the party had learnt that Noreen Niazi was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after falling ill in jail. On Wednesday, PTI lawyers met Imran Khan at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to discuss his ongoing court cases, a day after the Islamabad high court directed authorities to facilitate the meeting.