{"text":[[{"start":8,"text":"Police in Pakistan have arrested Imran Khan’s sisters as well as other members of his family, his party said, as supporters of the jailed former prime minister gear up for mass protests planned for Sunday."}],[{"start":19.68,"text":"Among those detained were Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan, Uzma Khanum and Noreen Niazi, who have acted as vocal advocates for his release and railed against the growing power of Pakistan’s de facto leader Field Marshal Asim Munir."}],[{"start":33.82,"text":"“They have been placed in an armoured vehicle and are being taken to an unknown location,” Sheikh Waqas Akram, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, wrote on X early on Monday, adding that their children had also been arrested. “This is a blatant abuse of authority, a violation of fundamental rights, and an act of political victimisation.”"}],[{"start":54.96,"text":"Khan has been in prison for three years on a slew of charges ranging from corruption to terrorism, which his party says are politically motivated. All but one of his convictions have been suspended or overturned on appeal. His wife, Bushra Bibi, is also in prison."}],[{"start":71.18,"text":"Khan’s sisters, who do not hold political or party roles, have been permitted to meet the former cricket World Cup-winning captain in prison and transmit messages from him. But the government and courts have tried to limit the family’s ability to speak to the media."}],[{"start":84.7,"text":"Late last month, Uzma saw Khan when he was receiving medical treatment in a state-run hospital in Islamabad. She later told a press conference that he said the medical treatment he was receiving was insufficient and feared that the state was trying to kill him in prison."}],[{"start":99.34,"text":"Despite his incarceration, Khan remains Pakistan’s most popular political figure, analysts say, and his widespread base of support remains a vulnerability for the country’s military-backed government."}],[{"start":110.82,"text":"The PTI has announced a protest march on the capital Islamabad for Sunday to demand Khan’s release and condemn a recent set of laws and constitutional amendments that it argues have weakened the country’s judiciary."}],[{"start":122.98,"text":"Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi, a close confidant of Munir, vowed on Saturday that the government would block the march."}],[{"start":129.38,"text":"The government has deployed tens of thousands of police officers and placed large containers as barriers throughout Islamabad and Punjab province to block protesters."}],[{"start":138.94,"text":"A notification issued on Sunday by the district administration for the city of Lahore, the capital of Punjab where Khan’s family lives, said Aleema was arrested and would be detained for 30 days because her “presence . . . at any public place will pose a grave threat to the public safety”."}],[{"start":156.3,"text":"The Punjab police did not respond to a request for comment."}],[{"start":159.66,"text":"Shershah Khan, one of Aleema’s sons, wrote on X on Sunday that his family had no information about her whereabouts after she was “abducted”."}],[{"start":168.1,"text":"“Our home is under siege. Both ends of our street have been cordoned off, effectively placing our family under house arrest,” he added, hours before the party said he had also been detained."}],[{"start":184.1,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1789977026_4289.mp3"}