Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been behind bars since August 2023, facing scores of charges ranging from corruption to treason. (EPA Images pic)LAHORE: Two sisters of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan were released from prison in Lahore on Thursday, their lawyer and Khan's political party said.

Noreen Khan and Uzma Khan "were released from Kot Lakhpat at 2pm", their advocate Rana Mudassar told AFP over the phone, explaining that the government had withdrawn their joint detention order, while a third sister, Aleema Khan, remained in prison.

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party confirmed the release of the two sisters. But it said in a statement the move did not "erase the suffering inflicted on Imran Khan's family" and called for "no further persecution".