Police arrested Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan in Lahore ahead of a planned PTI protest march.
Photo: Al Jazeera
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Police arrested Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan in Lahore ahead of a planned PTI protest march.

Pakistani police arrested Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore on September 20, 2026, one week before a PTI march planned for September 27 to demand Khan's release. She was detained under Punjab's Maintenance of Public Order law for 30 days. PTI condemned the arrest as illegal, while the government signaled it would do everything possible to stop the march.

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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Al Jazeera
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's sister arrested before planned PTI march
PTI perspective and health concerns emphasized · negative
Reuters
Police arrest Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's sister in Lahore ahead of party's planned march
Straightforward arrest report · neutral
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Al Jazeera foregrounds PTI's framing of illegal arrest and silencing dissent, while Reuters sticks to a bare procedural account of the detention.
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AJAl JazeeraINTERNATIONAL1h ago

“Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's sister arrested before planned PTI march”

RReutersCENTER11h ago

“Police arrest Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's sister in Lahore ahead of party's planned march”

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Aleema Khan was detained for 30 days under Punjab's Maintenance of Public Order law.
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Event #17457 · analyzed at 2026-09-20T13:39 UTC · last updated 1h ago