PTI lawmaker’s arrest in Islamabad sparks protests in Chitral

In Chitral, protests erupted following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's MPA from Lower Chitral, Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir, in Islamabad. This action preceded the party’s scheduled Sept 27 long march on the federal capital. Over 300 PTI workers and residents demonstrated in Chitral city, condemning the detention. Senator Falak Naz, alongside other leaders, addressed a press conference at the Chitral Press Club, denouncing the arrest and branding it an egregious demonstration of tyranny and fascism.

They lamented that the people of Chitral had lost their representation in the assemblies due to political victimization. The PTI leadership vowed that the workers would risk their lives to reach Islamabad on Sept 27 to demand the release of their detained leader, Imran Khan. Senator Naz urged the authorities to release Khan immediately, emphasizing his symbolic role among impoverished Pakistanis and across the Islamic world.

She proclaimed that the strategy of silencing him politically would ultimately fail, predicting that Imran Khan's release would restore democratic progress and economic stability to the nation. The climate in Chitral remained tense as local PTI chapters finalized preparations for the capital march, with Nasir’s arrest sparking heightened mobilization throughout the district.