Pakistan Frees Two Sisters of Imran Khan From Prison

Pakistan has released two sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison, according to Al Jazeera, which reported the release on 12 November 2026. Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan were freed from Kot Lakhpat, a maximum-security prison in Lahore.

The two women were arrested nearly two months before their release. Authorities placed them under 30-day detention orders, which required them to be held for that period, a week before a planned protest march scheduled for 27 September. Pakistan's government said it had detained the sisters because they could have been a threat to law and order ahead of the planned march on Islamabad.

Wali Khan, Uzma Khan's son, said his mother had been detained for 53 days before her release.

A third sister, Aleema Khan, was detained on the same day as Uzma and Noreen. She remains in jail, according to the same report.

The release came a day after Imran Khan was taken to hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment.