Pro-Imran Khan march starts in Pakistan's northwest

Thousands of Imran Khan supporters began a protest march in northwest Pakistan on Sunday after talks with the government failed to resolve the issue. The demonstration, organized by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was scheduled to take place on September 27 but was postponed to Sunday. In Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the PTI is in power, supporters carrying red and green flags of the opposition party took to the streets, with a large billboard on a truck displaying the message "release Imran Khan" and an image of Khan with his arm raised.

The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, confirmed that the demonstration would proceed, while the government warned that the army and police were prepared to defend Islamabad against the protesters. The unrest stems from Khan's 2023 imprisonment and the allegations of corruption and treason against him, which his legal team denies as politically motivated. The protests' long-term impact on Pakistan's security situation remains uncertain.