Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s sisters released from jail after detention orders withdrawn: Report

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The development comes after growing concerns over the health of Imran Khan's sister, Noreen Niazi. | World News

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were released from prison after their detention orders were withdrawn, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal counsel Rana Mudassar Umer said.

Umer said the two had returned home, Dawn reported. They were detained in September ahead of a PTI protest.

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The development comes after growing concerns over the health of Imran Khan's sister, Noreen Niazi.

The PTI on October 30 alleged that Noreen Niazi had been shifted to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after falling ill in jail, claiming that her family had not been informed about her hospitalisation.

PTI leader Sheikh Waqas Akram shared a statement issued by the party's central media department on X, saying the party had learnt that Noreen Niazi was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after falling ill in jail.

The party described it as "extremely regrettable and concerning" that none of her family members had been informed about her hospital transfer.

"The alleged illegal detention of 70-year-old Noreen Niazi, the risks to her health, and her hospital transfer without taking the family into confidence are extremely serious matters, on which the Punjab government and relevant authorities must provide immediate clarification," the PTI said in a statement.

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