LAHORE: The Lahore deputy commissioner has revoked the detention order of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Lahore President Mian Usman Akram, according to a report presented before the Lahore High Court (LHC).
A representative of Deputy Commissioner Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Ali Ijaz informed the court that the notification ordering Akram’s detention had been withdrawn.
Justice Ali Zia Bajwa is scheduled to take up a petition filed by Akram’s wife, Kulsoom Usman, challenging his detention and seeking his release.
The PTI leader had remained behind bars for nearly two months under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance.
The latest development follows the release of Noreen Khan Niazi and Uzma Khan, sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan, from Kot Lakhpat Jail a day earlier.
Both women had been detained on September 21 under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, following orders issued by the Lahore deputy commissioner.
Earlier, on October 29, Noreen Niazi was transferred from jail to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after experiencing chest pain. Her lawyer, Rana Mudassar Umar, said initial medical examinations were carried out at the hospital.
