RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday and ruled in favor of unblocking the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) of Aleema Khanum, the sister of former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
Aleema Khanum’s identity card had been previously blocked as part of ongoing legal proceedings related to the protests that occurred on November 26, 2024, infamously referred to as the “26 November protest case.” An FIR regarding the protests was filed at the Sadiqabad Police Station in Rawalpindi.
The ATC, presided over by Judge Amjad Ali Shah, has been hearing the case in which Aleema Khanum is one of the accused. Despite facing numerous summons, she failed to appear in court on multiple occasions. This led the court to issue non-bailable arrest warrants against her in October 2025.
In addition to the warrants, the court ordered actions that included blocking her CNIC through the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), restricting her passport via the Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, and freezing her bank accounts under the directives of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Compliance reports concerning these blocking measures were submitted to the court by various agencies, including NADRA, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and Immigration, in late October and November 2025. The recent court order has lifted these restrictions, allowing Aleema Khanum to regain access to her identity card and related financial resources.
