{
  "id": 11983071,
  "title": "'We are not yes-men': CM Afridi launches PTI long march to Islamabad, convoy enters Karak district",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/we-are-not-yes-men-cm-afridi-launches-pti-long-march-to-islamabad-11983071",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T18:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034698/we-are-not-yes-men-cm-afridi-launches-pti-long-march-to-islamabad-convoy-enters-karak-district"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi launched the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) long march to Islamabad from Lakki Marwat on Sunday, stating that the party would \"not accept\" any policy against the interests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa people. Despite federal government warnings against violent gatherings in the capital, the march proceeded, aiming to demand the release of party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in jail. By late Sunday night, Afridi's convoy, led by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, had entered Karak district and reached Hamidan Chowk. The PTI party workers gathered at Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway to participate in the long march, with thousands of people taking to the streets and carrying red and green flags of the PTI. In Lakki Marwat, Afridi urged the public to stand up for Pakistan, emphasizing that Imran Khan and his family were in prison, and only his vision and policies should be implemented. He questioned the effectiveness of the current counterterrorism policy and vowed that if his policies were implemented, terrorism would be eradicated within 100 days.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR/LAKKI MARWAT/DI KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday launched the PTI’s long march towards Islamabad from Lakki Marwat, saying the party would “not accept” any policy that was against the interests of the people of KP. The PTI has gone ahead with its march despite warnings from the federal government, which has vowed to prevent any violent gatherings in the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "CM Afridi rejects governor’s rule, emergency as PTI long march moves through K-P",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/cm-afridi-rejects-governors-rule-emergency-as-pti-long-march-moves",
        "published": "2026-10-04T03:52:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "'We are not yes-men': CM Afridi launches PTI long march to Islamabad from Lakki Marwat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/we-are-not-yes-men-cm-afridi-launches-pti-long-march-to-islamabad",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:06:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}