The Noreen Niazi hospital transfer took place on Wednesday, when the 70-year-old sister of PTI founder Imran Khan was admitted to Lahore’s Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) after her health deteriorated while in custody, according to her legal counsel.
Her lawyer, Rana Mudassar Umer, said on X that Noreen Niazi had been transferred to the PIC because of deteriorating health in jail. He alleged that no family member was informed of her transfer to the hospital, and asked for prayers for her health.
The PTI also expressed serious concern over the reported deterioration in her health in detention and her transfer to the PIC. In a statement shared on X, the party described her condition as “extremely alarming”. The party alleged that she was being held in illegal and unconstitutional detention, and said that if anything happened to her, the responsibility would lie with the current rulers and the relevant administration.
Those claims about the legality of the detention are the party’s and the lawyer’s position. The Tribune report carried no response from the jail authorities, the hospital, or the Punjab government on the transfer or on the allegation that the family was not informed. No medical diagnosis or detailed condition report was given in the report, and this story does not add one.
Noreen Niazi hospital transfer: how the detention began
Imran Khan’s sisters were detained in September under Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960, as the PTI prepared for a planned protest march towards Islamabad.
Aleema Khan was detained on September 20, while Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were taken into custody on September 21. Their initial detention orders were issued for 30 days. The detention at Kot Lakhpat Jail was later extended on October 7 for another 30 days.
Two days before the hospital transfer, on October 26, the Lahore High Court disposed of a petition for the release of Imran Khan’s three sisters. The court did so after the Punjab government confirmed that their detention had been extended by another 30 days.
That sequence matters for readers following the case. The hospital transfer did not happen at the start of the detention. It happened more than a month after the sisters were taken into custody, and after a court had already dealt with a release petition in light of the extension.
What is known, and what is not yet known
What is known comes from two named sources in the Tribune report: the lawyer’s post on X, and the PTI’s statement on X. Both agree on the core facts: Noreen Niazi was moved from jail to the PIC in Lahore on Wednesday, after a deterioration in her health, and she is 70 years old.
What is not yet known includes her exact medical condition, the treatment she is receiving, how long she will stay in hospital, and whether she will return to Kot Lakhpat Jail or remain under medical care. The Tribune report ended with the words “More to follow”, which signals that the story was still developing when published.
The allegation that the family was not informed also remains, for now, a claim by the lawyer and the party. It has not been confirmed or answered in the report by the authorities who would hold that information. Readers should treat it as an allegation, not as an established fact, until an official response is available.
The case sits within a wider pattern covered before: the sisters’ detention, court hearings, and health concerns have been recurring stories since September. For the family, the immediate concern is medical. For the authorities, the questions are about the transfer process, family notification, and medical care for a 70-year-old detainee.
Feature Pakistan earlier reported on the Lahore High Court and the sisters’ detention and on a court order about heart medication for Uzma Khan.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Noreen Niazi?
She is the 70-year-old sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, detained with her sisters under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance in September 2026.
Where was she taken, and why?
She was taken to Lahore’s Punjab Institute of Cardiology on Wednesday, October 28, after her health deteriorated while in custody, according to her lawyer.
