- Aleema shifted from Kot Lakhpat jail.
- Initial medical tests being conducted.
- PTI founder’s sister remains under detention.
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan was shifted from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after experiencing heart-related discomfort, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Lawyer Rana Mudassar Umar said Aleema had experienced discomfort in her heart while detained at Kot Lakhpat jail, following which she was taken to the cardiology hospital.
He added that doctors were conducting her initial medical tests.
Aleema has been detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), 1960, since September 20, when she was taken into custody in Lahore and subsequently shifted to Kot Lakhpat jail.
Her sisters, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan, were detained a day later following a recommendation from the police.
The detentions came ahead of PTI’s nationwide protest, including a planned long march on Islamabad on September 27, seeking Imran’s release and supremacy of the Constitution.
The Punjab government recently extended the detention of all three sisters by another 30 days, according to a report submitted to the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Aleema’s son, Shahrez Khan, had challenged the detention of the former premier’s sisters in the LHC.
The court subsequently disposed of the petition after reviewing the Punjab home secretary’s report confirming the extension of their detention.
