A Pakistan anti-terrorism court on Monday sent former prime minister Imran Khan's sisters to police custody for further physical remand, and also issued arrest warrants against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in the same case.
The two sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, were arrested from the D-Chowk on Friday when the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had announced a demonstration at the place in the heart of the city. A case was lodged against them at Kohsar Police Station of the city under terrorism charges. Gandapur and a few other PTI leaders were also nominated in the case.
Aleema and Uzma were produced in the court, after undergoing one-day physical remand, where Judge Tahir Abbas Supra, after arguments from the defence lawyer and the state prosecutor, ordered one-day physical remand for the two sisters. The judge also issued arrest warrants for Gandapur and a PTI leader, Amir Mughal. The PTI leaders have been faced with new cases for violence and vandalism during the protest over the weekend.
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