Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday summoned the Punjab home secretary and the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat jail in connection with a petition seeking the release of former prime minister Imran Khan's three sisters.

All three of Imran's sisters - Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan - were detained by authorities in September, under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, as the PTI geared up for a planned protest march towards Islamabad. Their detention was ordered for 30 days.

A day earlier, Aleema's son, Shahrez Khan, filed a fresh plea challenging their detention. It stated that Imran's sisters remained at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail despite the lapse of the 30-day period of their detention...