Pakistan releases two sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan

Pakistan released Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore on Thursday.

Lawyer Mudassar Umar stated that the government suspended the detention orders for the two women. They had been held in prison for several weeks before a planned anti-government march by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party reported that Aleema Khan, another sister of former prime minister Imran Khan, remains in prison.