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The top leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the sisters of the incarcerated party founder Imran Khan were taken into custody by Rawalpindi police from a checkpost near Adiala jail on Thursday.
The arrest came after the leaders engaged in a verbal altercation with police for not being allowed to meet the PTI founder, incarcerated in Adiala jail.
National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan, Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) chief and PTI ally Sahibzada Hamid Raza and Punjab Opposition Leader Ahmed Khan Bhachar were detained by the police.
Sisters of the PTI founder, Aleema Khan, Noreen Khanum and Uzma Khanum were also taken into custody.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
