PTI all set to ‘take to streets’ for Imran’s release today
• Party says Peshawar event will be centrepiece of its campaign • Rawalpindi admin denies permission for Liaquat Bagh rally • Aleema pins hopes on Afridi ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR/KARACHI: Reaffirming its unity, the opposition PTI will stage countrywide protests today (Wednesday) to mark three years since the imprisonment of party founder Imran Khan and demand his release, with the Peshawar gathering…
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is set to launch a nationwide campaign for the release of its founder and party leader, Imran Khan, on Wednesday. The Peshawar gathering will serve as the centrepiece of the campaign, with PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram stating that a public meeting would be held in Peshawar, while regional and local organisations in the other three provinces have been directed to hold protests at their convenience.
The party reaffirms its unity and unity, pledging to hold peaceful protests across the country and urging voters who supported PTI in the February 8 general elections to participate fully in the rallies. Imran Khan's sisters and PTI lawyers had reached Adiala jail on Tuesday but were denied access to meet him. The Rawalpindi district administration has also rejected PTI's application to hold a public meeting at Liaquat Bagh, citing security concerns.
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