Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed grave concern over detention of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters for standing up for their brother’s freedom.
Mehbooba said, though Pakistan is the chief mediator of peace between war-torn Iran and America, is showing little tolerance for dissent at home.
“It is deeply distressing that Pakistan, which is the chief mediator of peace between war torn Iran and America, is showing such little tolerance for dissent at home. Detaining Imran Khan’s sisters for standing up for their brother’s freedom is deeply troubling. I hope the saner voices in the establishment will speak out against such arbitrary use of power and that the sisters will be released soon,” former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on X.
It is deeply distressing that Pakistan, which is the chief mediator of peace between war torn Iran and America, is showing such little tolerance for dissent at home. Detaining Imran Khan’s sisters for standing up for their brother’s freedom is deeply troubling. I hope the saner… pic.twitter.com/SYi8RMXavR
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) September 23, 2026
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 that they had all been detained and jailed for 30 days under a warrant that accused them of being a threat to public order.
Leaders from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) condemned the “illegal harassment” of his sisters. Since Khan was arrested and held in prison on corruption charges in 2023, his sisters have been vocal advocates for his release.
His family and party allege that Khan is being kept in solitary confinement and has been denied visits and calls from his family for six months, as well as being allegedly prevented from accessing vital medical treatment for an eye condition.
