The arrests came days ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) planned protest march on September 27. Hours after the sister of jailed former Pakistan prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was arrested by Punjab Police, some of his relatives, including his aunts and cousins, were also arrested and no information was provided about their whereabouts.
Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan, in a series of posts on X, alleged that his aunts Dr Uzma and Noreen, along with cousins Shershah and Shahrez, had been taken into custody after authorities entered their homes and forced them into vehicles without any explanation. In another post, Kasim claimed that Shahrez’s two children, aged four and six, were initially missing. There is no limit to their cruelty. Complete disregard for humanity. “Hearing news that my cousin’s children are now safe. Meanwhile two more of my cousins have been arrested. Azeem and Sakeenah. No reasons given. No location given,” his post read. “Their custody shall be placed under the superintendent, Central Jail, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore. They shall be at liberty to make a representation to the provincial government against this order,” the document read. Her family and lawyers cannot reach her.
“My cousin Shahrez’s 2 children of 4 and 6 years old are now missing.
He later said the children were safe, but alleged that two more cousins, Azeem and Sakeenah, had been arrested. The DC’s order cited a letter by the Lahore capital city police officer, according to which, Aleema and Ameer “are prejudicial to the public safety and maintenance of public order”. Our family has been told nothing about where she has been taken. This is the behaviour of a fascist government – abducting people, terrorising families and trampling human rights, due process and the rule of law while pretending to stand for democracy,” Kasim said in a post on X.
“Today, my aunt, Aleema Khan, has been abducted by police in Lahore.
