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Pakistan frees Imran Khan's sisters after weeks in detention
Pakistan has released two sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan following their detention ahead of an opposition march. The siblings were freed Thursday after spending weeks in custody, according to their legal representative.
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ISLAMABAD — Two sisters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan have been released from jail after weeks of detention, their lawyer confirmed Thursday.
The women were held in custody in the lead-up to a planned anti-government demonstration by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Their arrest had drawn scrutiny from rights advocates, who questioned the legality of holding family members connected to opposition political activities.
The release comes as tensions remain elevated between the government and Khan's party over mass protests and political confrontation. The PTI chief, who was ousted from office in 2022, has maintained that he faces politically motivated persecution.
The detention of Khan's relatives underscored the increasingly fraught political climate in Pakistan, where opposition figures and their family members have faced arrest during periods of heightened political discord. Khan himself remains at the centre of multiple legal cases, which he and his supporters contend are designed to sideline the former cricketer-turned-politician from the country's democratic process.