LAHORE: The Lahore deputy commissioner, Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Ali Ijaz, has withdrawn the detention order of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Lahore President Mian Usman Akram, according to a report submitted to the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The deputy commissioner representative submitted the report to the court, informing it that the detention notification had been withdrawn.
Justice Ali Zia Bajwa is scheduled to hear the petition challenging Usman’s detention. His wife, Kulsoom Usman, had approached the Lahore High Court to challenge his detention and seek his release.
Mian Usman Akram, president of the PTI Lahore chapter, has been held in jail for the past two months under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance.
The development comes a day after Noreen Khan Niazi and Uzma Khan, sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan, were released from Kot Lakhpat Jail.
The two sisters had been detained since September 21 under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, on the orders of the Lahore deputy commissioner.
Earlier, on October 29, Noreen Niazi was shifted from jail to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after complaining of chest pain, according to her lawyer, Rana Mudassar Umar. Initial medical examinations were conducted at the hospital.
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