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Aleema provided basic facilities, essential items in jail, Punjab govt tells LHC

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On Monday, the Punjab government informed the Lahore High Court that basic facilities and essential items had been provided to Aleema Khan, who was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance on September 20. The jail superintendent's report detailed provisions including clothing and personal hygiene products for Aleema. In response to this submission, Justice Abher Gul Khan concluded the case by directing the home secretary to consider allowing Aleema’s son Shahraiz Khan to meet her according to legal procedures.

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On Monday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) heard a petition filed by Shahraiz Khan, son of Aleema Khan, who is Imran Khan's sister. The Punjab government informed the court that Aleema was provided with basic facilities and essential items while in jail at Kot Lakhpat. She was detained on September 20 under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance by the Lahore deputy commissioner. Assistant Advocate General Farrukh Khan Lodhi submitted a report stating that she received a bedsheet, blanket, shoes, six suits, a towel, face wash, a toothbrush, skincare kit, and a shawl. This development occurred amidst reports of a crackdown on PTI ahead of its planned September 27 protest demanding Imran's release from jail. The court then disposed of the petition in light of the government’s report.

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Assistant Advocate General Farrukh Khan Lodhi submitted a report on behalf of the Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent during the hearing of a petition filed by Shahraiz Khan, Aleema’s son.

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2026-09-28 · Dawn

Aleema provided basic facilities, essential items in jail, Punjab govt tells LHC · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Punjab government on Monday told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that Aleema Khan, a sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, had been provided basic facilities and essential items in jail. asserted

Khan → tell → jail

Aleema was detained on Sep 20 after the Lahore deputy commissioner ordered her detention or arrest under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance. asserted

commissioner → detain → Ordinance

The development came amid reports of a crackdown on the PTI ahead of its September 27 countrywide protest and march to Islamabad. asserted

development → come → Islamabad

The party had called the protest to demand Imran’s release from jail and mobilise people for the supremacy of the Constitution. asserted

party → call → Constitution

Assistant Advocate General Farrukh Khan Lodhi submitted a report on behalf of the Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent during the hearing of a petition filed by Shahraiz Khan, Aleema’s son. asserted

Lodhi → submit → Khan

According to the report, Aleema had been provided with a bedsheet, blanket, shoes, six suits and a towel. uncertain

Aleema → accord → bedsheet

She was also given face wash, a toothbrush, a skincare kit and a shawl, it added. asserted

it → give → wash

In light of the government’s report, Justice Abher Gul Khan disposed of the petition. asserted

Khan → dispose → petition

The judge also directed the home secretary to decide, in accordance with the law, on the petitioner’s request seeking permission to meet Aleema. asserted

judge → direct → Aleema