The Punjab government extended the preventive detention of Aleema Khan, Dr. Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi by 30 days. A Punjab law officer told the Lahore High Court that the extension was approved on the Lahore deputy commissioner’s recommendation and took effect on Oct. 7; the court disposed of a petition seeking their release. PTI leader Moonis Elahi called the detention “politically motivated.”
WHO:Punjab government
WHAT:Extended the preventive detention of Aleema Khan, Dr. Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi by 30 days.
WHEN:Oct 7, 2026
WHERE:Lahore, Pakistan
WHY:The extension was made on the recommendation of the Lahore deputy commissioner.
