RawalpindiImran Khan’s son fears a crowd could endanger him.
Kasim Khan says sources told him the establishment may use the protest as pretext to raid Adiala jail.
Pakistan’s Punjab government banned gatherings of 5 or more from 23 September to 5 October.
Authorities cite an imminent threat from militant groups and hostile intelligence agencies.
The Lahore High Court is weighing the 30-day detention of Khan’s sisters Uzma and Noreen.
How each outlet framed it
- Hindustan Times
- warns that protest gathering may be used as pretext by authorities for assault on detention facility
Sources: Hindustan Times