Overview
- The prison administration processed formal release orders on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and freed Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan from Kot Lakhpat Jail.
- Aleema Khan remains in custody because jail officials said they have not yet received her release documents and authorities must complete administrative formalities to free her.
- All three sisters were originally detained under Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance after arrests in late September, and the Punjab government had extended the detentions by another 30 days while the Lahore High Court reviews the challenges.
- PTI and the sisters' lawyer say Noreen fell ill in custody and was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology without family notification, and the party is demanding immediate medical transparency, family access and humane treatment.
- The case highlights ongoing legal and political clashes over the MPO preventive‑detention power in Punjab and could prompt further court scrutiny and public pressure over administrative use of detention and detainee healthcare.