Islamabad, Sept. 21 -- Legal challenges have mounted against the recent crackdown in Pakistan following the filing of a petition in the Lahore High Court on Monday, which challenges the 30-day detention orders issued against the three sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and seeks their immediate release, as reported by local media.

The petition was submitted by Shahraiz Khan, son of Aleema Khan, requesting the High Court to formally invalidate the preventive detention directives, according to the Pakistan-based daily The Express Tribune.

The legal move follows controversial orders issued by the Lahore Deputy Commissioner on September 20 under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, targeting Aleema Khan, Uzma Kha...