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03 Rabi Al-Akhar 1446  

Aleema Khan in rare outburst as police seek arrest of Imran’s sisters

If sending us to jail is justice then send us, says Aleema Khan
Aleema Khan (left) and Uzma Khan. File photos.
Aleema Khan (left) and Uzma Khan. File photos.

Anti-terrorism court of Lahore has extended the interim bail of former federal minister Asad Umar, sisters of PTI chairman Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan till October 16 in the Jinnah House attack case.

The Jinnah House attack case was heard in the anti-terrorism court of Lahore today.

The investigating officer told the court that the accused have been found guilty in the attack case, the JIT has declared the three accused guilty, the police want to arrest the three for investigation, Aleema Khan was also found present on the spot.

Chairman PTI’s sister Aleema Khan came to the rostrum and said, “Justice should be given to us, we come to the court every day, If sending us to jail is justice then send us.”

Imran Khan’s sister was stopped from talking further by lawyer Burhan Muazzam.

Earlier, Punjab police have requested permission to arrest Imran Khan’s sisters, Uzma Khanum and Aleema Khan, in the Jinnah House attack case. Request has also been made for the arrest of Asad Umar.

Police made the request during a hearing in the Jinnah House attack case on after telling the court that all three had been involved in the incident.

The investigation offier said that a report by a Joint Investigation Team had found all three to be guilty and their arrest was needed for investigation. The officer said that Aleema Khan was known to be on the site of the attack on May 9.

However, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s lawyer Burhan Muazzam said that Aleema and Uzma had not been nominated in the case and demanded to see the statements that had called them guilty.

Imran disappointed with Alvi, says Aleema

Speaking to reporters at the occasion of the hearing, Aleema said Imran Khan was ‘disappointed’ in President Arif Alvi as the latter did not perform his constitutional responsibility by ordering elections within 90 days.

She also added that it seemed preparations were being made to keep Khan in jail for an extended period of time in the cipher case.

Aleema Khan also said that Imran had lost weight in jail but his morale was still high. She added that a petition had been filed to allow him to exercise and walk in jail.