Imran Khan’s party organises nationwide protests in Pakistan for his release

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Tuesday organised protest in different parts of the country, demanding the release Imran Khan, who was arrested two years ago on corruption charges.

The party claimed that its more than 500 workers and supporters who took to the streets were arrested by police, mostly in Punjab province. Khan, 72, was arrested on August 5, 2023, at his residence in Lahore after being convicted by a court in a corruption case. 

He has been incarcerated since his arrest due to conviction in



other cases, and is being held at the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.

The call for the protest was given by Khan. His party claimed that supporters of the jailed leader responded by coming out in big numbers.

“Today, August 5, marks the second anniversary of the incarceration of  Imran Khan with all basic human rights revoked, no or very limited access to his legal team or family, no access to his political leadership other than a couple of people now and then,” senior party leader Zulfi Bokhari said in a statement.