Overview
- Rawalpindi police lodged an FIR under the Anti-Terrorism Act and multiple Pakistan Penal Code sections naming Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and senior PTI figures, along with hundreds of unidentified supporters.
- Officers said 14 suspects were arrested and produced before an anti-terrorism court, alleging stone-pelting and petrol bombs during the sit-in outside Adiala Jail under Section 144 restrictions.
- Imran Khan’s sisters and PTI supporters mounted recurring sit-ins after a scheduled Tuesday visit was denied despite a March 24 Islamabad High Court order for twice-weekly meetings.
- Human-rights groups, including Amnesty International South Asia and the Human Rights Council of Pakistan, condemned the use of water cannons on protesters and warned about prolonged isolation and restricted access.
- Khan’s sons told Sky News they fear for his safety in a "death cell" and plan to seek January 2026 visits, while a government spokesperson denied unlawful solitary confinement and said he receives regular family, legal and medical access.