Rawalpindi, Dec. 24 -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sisters, Aleema Khan, Noreen Khan Niazi and Uzma Khan, held a sit-in near Rawalpindi's Factory Naka on Tuesday, after they were denied permission to meet the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder in Adiala jail, the Express Tribune reported.

The protest, which began at around 3:30 pm (local time), ended on Tuesday night.

Over the past several weeks, Imran Khan's family has held protests as they have not been allowed to meet the former PM. Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment in the Toshakhana-II case.

Senior PTI leaders, including provincial president Junaid Akbar and Mushtaq Ghani, also joined the sit-in protest, the Ex...