Rawalpindi ATC defers verdict in Aleema Khan's November 26 protest case for fifth time

Aleema could not appear in court as she remains detained. All 11 other accused in the case were present in the courtroom, along with defence counsel Faisal Mahmood Malik and the prosecutor.

The case relates to the “final call” by Imran for nationwide demonstrations demanding restoration of PTI’s electoral mandate, the release of jailed party leaders and reversal of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, which he said had empowered a “dictatorial regime”. Supporters from across the country gathered at D-Chowk.

The government ruled out negotiations and launched an operation against protesters, prompting PTI leaders to flee. The protest ended on November 26. Read:LHC closes Aleema Khan facilities petition.

Aleema, along with Imran's other two sisters, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan, weredetainedin September under Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960. The Lahore deputy commissioner issued the 30-day detention orders.

The orders cited police reports alleging that the women’s activities posed a threat to public safety and the maintenance of public order. The sisters subsequentlychallenged their detentionin the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking the annulment of the orders and their immediate release.

On September 25, the court declined to suspend the detention notifications against Uzma and Noreen at that stage and sought responses from the relevant authorities.