Pakistan jails sisters of Imran Khan before protest seeking his release

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Police in Pakistan arrested three sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of a planned nationwide protest demanding his release. They were jailed for 30 days under charges of threatening public order, amid government crackdowns on Khan's family and supporters claiming he is slowly dying in prison.

Police crack down on family and political supporters of former PM who say authorities are ‘slowly killing’ him in prison Three sisters of Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested amid a heavy-handed government crackdown on plans for a nationwide protest to demand Khan’s release. The lawyer for the three sisters – Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi – said on Monday that they had all been detained and jailed for 30 days under a warrant that accused them of being a threat to public order. Continue reading...