Rawalpindi: Several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers and family members of party founder Imran Khan were briefly detained near Adiala Jail in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi on Thursday, The Express Tribune reported.
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub, Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Ahmed Khan Bhachar, SIC chief Sahibzada Hamid Raza, and Imran Khan’s three sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan — along with their cousin Qasim Khan, were among those arrested on Thursday. Later, police released all of them.
PTI shared the video on the social media platform X when the leaders were being taken into the police van.
While sharing the video on X, PTI wrote, “Imran Khan’s sisters and PTI leaders have been detained outside Adiala Jail. What kind of justice system arrests family members and party leaders for following court-approved visitation procedures? Imran Khan’s sisters and PTI officials are being targeted simply for exercising their legal right to see him at Adiala Jail. This is a direct assault on the foundations of justice and due process.”
According to eyewitnesses and statements made by Aleema Khan and Omar Ayub, police took them on a mysterious drive across the city in a prison van, with stops at places like a petrol pump and a restaurant before being finally released.
Before being taken into the van, Aleema Khan said, “I told them: even if you leave us in a deserted field, we’ll come back. We won’t leave until we meet Imran or they jail us.”
They stated that no meeting took place, despite the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directing the Adiala Jail authorities to allow Imran Khan to meet with PTI leaders. They further stated that the jail authorities and police allegedly blocked their access for the second week in a row.
Aleema Khan slammed the authorities following their release, terming their actions a blatant disregard for instructions issued by the judiciary.
She said, “Forget that we’re Imran’s sisters - just look at what they’re doing to elected parliamentarians.” She added, “It’s a mockery of the justice system. If judges can’t ensure their orders are followed, why occupy those seats? Step aside and let someone deliver justice.” (ANI)
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