Imran’s nephew ‘picked up’ in Lahore raid: PTI

LAHORE:

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday alleged that men in plainclothes raided the Lahore residence of Aleema Khan, sister of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, and abducted her son, Shahrez Khan, in what the opposition party described as an “unlawful act of intimidation”.

According to PTI leaders, the raid occurred late in Wednesday night when a group of unidentified individuals entered Aleema Khan’s home by force. Party officials claimed that household staff were assaulted, family members harassed, and Shahrez was taken from his bedroom in front of his children.

PTI’s central information department issued a statement calling the episode “the height of thuggery and oppression”, adding that “even domestic workers were subjected to brutal violence.”

Rana Mudassar Umar, a lawyer for the PTI, told media that Shahrez had no political affiliations and faced no registered cases. He added the party would petition the Lahore High Court (LHC) for his immediate recovery.

“People dressed in plainclothes entered the house and took Aleema Khan’s son with them,” he said. “No case has been registered against him, nor is he related to politics,” he said.

The party alleged that the incident came just a day after Shahrez was prevented from traveling abroad with his wife, when he was stopped at Lahore Airport and “illegally offloaded” from a flight.