Sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Noreen Niazi and Dr Uzma Khan were released from jail on Thursday following the withdrawal of their detention orders under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law, PTI lawyer Taimur Malik said.
Aleema Khan remained incarcerated at Kot Lakhpa, Jail Superintendent Chaudhry Ijaz Asghar confirmed to The Express Tribune.
In a post on X, Malik said the detention orders were unlawful and called for the release of all other individuals detained under similar orders.
He said those still in detention should be released "without waiting for the next hearing" of the petitions, arguing that the "deputy commissioner had no justification" for issuing the MPO orders and would be unable to defend them before the court.
Malik added that several others detained around the same time had already been released.
Meanwhile, Noreen's legal counsel, Rana Mudassar Umer, confirmed in a post on X that both sisters "had been released" and had "arrived home safely."
He said "petitions seeking an early hearing of the constitutional petitions" challenging the "unlawful detention of Alia Khan, Dr Uzma and Noreen had yet to be scheduled for hearing."
According to Umer, the hearing scheduled for November 10 did not take place because the court was on leave, and no new date had been fixed.
Separately, Noreen's son, Wali, questioned the detention and release of his mother and aunt, Dr Uzma, saying they had spent 53 days in Kot Lakhpat Jail without being charged or tried.
In a post on X, Wali said both women had been released without any explanation. He said that his mother, who was in her seventies, had been taken to a cardiac hospital two weeks earlier without the family being informed.
Wali demanded the release of Aleema, Imran and others held under the MPO law. He also called for action against officials responsible for the detentions. "Charge them or release them," he wrote.
In Swabi, thirty-nine Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers from Swabi, detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), have been released from Haripur jail, as the release of hundreds of party workers arrested following the September long march in Swabi gets under way.
More releases are expected in the coming days, according to the information provided.
The released workers thanked the Swabi chapter of the Insaf Lawyers Forum for its support and assistance in securing their release.
They said the sacrifices made by party workers would not go in vain and would always be remembered.
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