The protest is being held beneath the banner of Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) and is supervised by PTI Secretary Basic Salman Akram Raja

Marking the second anniversary of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched a nationwide protest on Tuesday, with occasion staff and supporters rallying throughout the nation to demand his launch.

PTI staff claimed that not less than 300 PTI activists have been arrested in Lahore in raids performed in a single day. .

In a message posted on PTI’s X account, Imran Khan urged his supporters to “come out and maintain peaceable protests till a real democracy is restored within the nation”. PTI founder denied any improper doing and termed the instances registered towards him, together with that of terrorism or disclosure of official secrets and techniques, as “politically motivated.”

The protest is being held beneath the banner of Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) and is supervised by PTI Secretary Basic Salman Akram Raja. In a press release, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan stated that he would lead a rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner. “Rallies are being held in the present day on the orders of the PTI founder,” he stated, including that they’d not relaxation till Imran Khan is launched.

Provincial Meeting members have been requested to carry protest of their respective constituencies whereas PTI’s central management has shared the plan with the leaders from Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab. All ticket holders have been requested to stay alert.

Based on the plan introduced by PTI, peaceable protests will probably be held in 4 provinces and PoJK and the elected representatives will maintain such actions of their respective constituencies. All Members of Nationwide Meeting (MNAs) and senators will collect outdoors Adiala Jail beneath the management of Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan.

In the meantime, the authorities have elevated safety round Adiala Jail after a request was made for extra police deployment in anticipation of PTI’s deliberate protest. The authorities have additionally beefed up safety and imposed Part 144 of the Code of Felony Process (CrPC), prohibiting unlawful gatherings and enormous assemblies. The authorities have imposed Part 144 has been imposed in Islamabad in addition to Rawalpindi.

Imran Khan assumed workplace as Pakistan PM in 2018, nevertheless, he was ousted by means of a no-confidence movement in 2022. Protests errupted throughout Pakistan following Imran Khan’s arrest in 2023, resulting in the crackdown on PTI. He was convicted in a corruption case in January, whereas being acquitted of different expenses or receiving suspended sentences. Forward of the protest name, tons of of PTI members, together with a number of parliamentarians, had been convicted in July on expenses linked to the Could 9 protests that erupted following his arrest.