Arrest of Imran Khan's sisters before PM's UN speech surprises global media
International press circles expressed surprise at the timing of the arrests just ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's address to the United Nations, UrduPoint reported.
UrduPoint reported on Monday that the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan's sisters just before Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's address to the United Nations General Assembly has surprised international media circles. The report said a journalist friend from New York asked why the arrests were made ahead of the prime minister's speech at the UN, but it did not provide the names of the sisters or the location of their arrest.
The report came as world leaders gathered in New York for the annual UN General Assembly session, where Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to speak. The arrest of opposition figures is sensitive in Pakistan, where the PTI and the government remain locked in a political confrontation.
The report did not say whether the arrests were connected to the UN speech or any specific case.
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