Islamabad, Sept. 21 -- Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, sisters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, were detained for a period of 30 days on Monday, following the detention of their sister Aleema Khan a day earlier under an order issued by the Lahore Deputy Commissioner, as reported by local media.

The detentions of Imran Khan's three sisters precede the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's scheduled protest and march towards Islamabad, which is planned for September 27. According to a report by the Pakistan-based daily Dawn, the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's office issued an order on September 20 directing the 30-day detention of Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, citing that b...