Police arrest Imran's sister ahead of party's planned march

LAHORE, Sept 20: Police arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan at her house in Lahore, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab spokesman said on Sunday, ahead of a planned protest march by the party on September 27.

A notification issued by Lahore's district administration said she has been arrested and sent to jail for 30 days.

"According to intelligence reports, her presence at any public place will pose a grave threat to public safety," the district administration said.

Imran Khan's party has organised a march to Islamabad next week demanding his release.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that the government would do everything it could to stop the protest march.�"REUTERS