Imran Khan’s PTI postpones Islamabad march to October 4 amid security clampdown
- On Friday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership decided to postpone its planned long march on Islamabad until October 4, with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi set to formally announce the decision.
- The PTI organized the march to press for the release of party founder Imran Khan, though federal authorities responded by placing road blockades and nails at the K-P boundary to restrict movement.
- During a leadership meeting in Peshawar, participants reviewed provincial chapter performance and discussed the potential transfer of Khan to a hospital and concessions for party vice chair Bushra Bibi.
- In the Faizabad area, police directed hotels, restaurants, and hostels to close immediately, requiring owners to submit affidavits confirming their buildings were vacated by tonight.
- Party leadership is engaging with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and the Pakistan Peoples Party to build opposition consensus, while a proposal to convene an All Parties Conference between October 6 and 10 remains under consideration.
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Imran Khan party delays march amid Islamabad lockdown
A demonstration in support of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in Pakistan has been delayed by a week, organisers said, citing an effort to wear down the government. Authorities in Islamabad have blocked main access routes to the capital with double-stacked shipping containers in preparation for the protest set for Sunday, obstructing traffic and public transit. "Postponing the protest is part of our strategy. We have to wear down the fed…
Between the security roadblocks and the roads cut off, supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that they would postpone their march from Peshawar to Islamabad for a week, confirming that it was a "tact" to drain the federal government.
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