PTI long march: After Karak address, KP CM's convoy to depart for Kohat

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addressed supporters in Karak on Monday, resuming the PTI's long march. The opposition plans to depart for Kohat the following day, aiming to secure the release of jailed party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan. Despite warnings from the Centre, the protest proceeded, with Afridi criticizing the federal government's counterterrorism policy in his speech at Jail Chowk.

The march, initially postponed, began from Lakki Marwat on Sunday and reached Karak at night, where Afridi's convoy is set to depart at 12:30pm, although it faced a delay. The caravan will stay overnight in Kohat and continue to Peshawar on Oct 6, spending the night near Mattani. Earlier, a delegation of PTI, Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan, and a joint team of the government and PPP held unsuccessful negotiations to resolve their differences, particularly over counterterrorism policy and Imran Khan's access.