{"id":6714,"date":"2026-09-22T10:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:51:00","slug":"amnesty-international-calls-for-release-of-imran-khans-family-and-pti-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release members of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s family and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists detained ahead of the party\u2019s planned nationwide protests.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued on September 21, Amnesty International said the arbitrary detention of Imran Khan\u2019s family members, including his three sisters, as well as PTI activists, amounted to a violation of their rights to liberty, freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rights organisation said the detentions had taken place ahead of PTI\u2019s planned protest and march towards Islamabad on September 27. It said the party had announced the demonstration to demand Imran Khan\u2019s release and access to adequate healthcare and regular visits from his family and lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Members of former prime minister Imran Khan&#39;s family, including his three sisters, as well as activists from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been arbitrarily detained.<br><br>The targeting of his family and PTI party activists is a flagrant violation of their rights to liberty,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lsil2Cxza1\">pic.twitter.com\/Lsil2Cxza1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amnesty International (@amnesty) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amnesty\/status\/2102339622730662144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant, said the pre-emptive arrests raised concerns about restrictions on peaceful assembly in Pakistan. He called on the authorities to uphold their obligations under international human rights law and refrain from measures aimed at preventing peaceful protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Amnesty International, Imran Khan\u2019s sisters Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were detained under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. Several other family members and PTI activists were also taken into custody, with some subsequently released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detentions of the three sisters have also been challenged before the Lahore High Court, with a petition seeking annulment of the detention orders and their immediate release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty International urged Pakistani authorities to immediately release Imran Khan\u2019s relatives and PTI workers, saying they should not be detained solely because of their familial ties, political affiliation or plans to participate in protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release members of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s family and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists detained ahead of the party\u2019s planned&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[186,35],"class_list":["post-6714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-imran-khan","tag-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists - World Watch Alert<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists - World Watch Alert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release members of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s family and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists detained ahead of the party\u2019s planned&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Watch Alert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-22T10:50:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-22T10:51:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040\"},\"headline\":\"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-22T10:50:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-22T10:51:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714\"},\"wordCount\":295,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Imran Khan\",\"Pakistan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Pakistan\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714\",\"name\":\"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists - World Watch Alert\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-22T10:50:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-22T10:51:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6714#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"World Watch Alert\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World Watch Alert\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":350,\"caption\":\"World Watch Alert\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists - World Watch Alert","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists - World Watch Alert","og_description":"ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release members of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s family and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists detained ahead of the party\u2019s planned&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714","og_site_name":"World Watch Alert","article_published_time":"2026-09-22T10:50:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-22T10:51:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040"},"headline":"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists","datePublished":"2026-09-22T10:50:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-22T10:51:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714"},"wordCount":295,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png","keywords":["Imran Khan","Pakistan"],"articleSection":["Pakistan"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714","name":"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists - World Watch Alert","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png","datePublished":"2026-09-22T10:50:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-22T10:51:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https___media.islamicity.org_wp-content_uploads_2025_03_imran-khan-writes-from-prison.png_cfver1.png","width":1200,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6714#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imran Khan\u2019s Family and PTI Activists"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/","name":"World Watch Alert","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization","name":"World Watch Alert","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png","width":1080,"height":350,"caption":"World Watch Alert"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6716,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6714\/revisions\/6716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}