Imran Khan's entire immediate family detained in Pakistan

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader and former cricket star has been in jail since August 2023 on corruption charges that he and his supporters claim are politically motivated.

The PTI has called for a mass march in the capital, Islamabad, on Sunday to demand Mr Khan’s release.

On Sunday, the former prime minister’s sister Aleema Khan was detained at her residence in Lahore as part of a crackdown by authorities ahead of the protest.

PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram blasted the arrests, saying Ms Khan was detained “because she refused to stay silent about her brother’s illegal detention, solitary confinement, and denial of medical care.”

Mr Khan’s other two sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were detained later on Sunday after holding a press conference to denounce their sister’s detention. The three sisters’ children were also detained.

Mr Khan’s son Kasim said police broke into his relatives’ homes and forced them into vehicles without explanation.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi demanded that the PTI cancel Sunday’s march.

He said: “They cannot achieve anything through such drama. I will say again today that there is still time.”