Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have taken the three sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan into custody. The arrests were announced on Monday by Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Following their detention, the women were transferred to a jail facility located in Lahore.

Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 until his removal from office in 2022, has been incarcerated since 2023. He is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence stemming from multiple corruption convictions. The arrest of his sisters marks a new development in the ongoing legal and political pressure surrounding the former leader and his associates.

While the party has confirmed the detention of the three women, specific details regarding the formal charges or the immediate legal justification for their arrests remain limited. The situation highlights the intensifying friction between the current government and the PTI, which has faced significant crackdowns since Khan’s ouster. The arrests follow a pattern of legal challenges directed at Khan’s inner circle and party leadership, which supporters characterize as politically motivated, while the government maintains that these actions are part of standard judicial and anti-corruption processes.