Tensions flared outside Pakistan’s Adiala Jail late Tuesday night after police allegedly dragged and detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters during a protest demanding access to their brother. The women were staging a sit-in that lasted nearly ten hours after being denied a scheduled meeting with the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader.

Imran Khan has been imprisoned for more than two years in cases linked to the alleged sale of state gifts and other corruption charges. His family has repeatedly claimed that the former premier is being held in solitary confinement under “inhumane conditions,” and that his health and safety remain at risk.

Sit-in turns chaotic

According to local media reports, Khan’s sisters -- Aleema, Uzma, and Noreen Khan -- arrived at Adiala Jail

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