1000’s of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan have rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, demanding his launch
ISLAMABAD — 1000’s of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his launch. He has been in jail for greater than a 12 months in reference to greater than 150 police instances.
Khan, the primary rival of present Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stays a well-liked determine regardless of these instances, which critics and his social gathering say are politically motivated. He was ousted in 2022 by means of a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Sunday’s rally, one of many largest this 12 months by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition social gathering, or PTI, was held peacefully, although police briefly clashed with some activists.
Khan’s spokesman Zulfi Bukhari denounced the police motion in opposition to his “peaceable” supporters, in an announcement.
Earlier, authorities had blocked key roads by placing transport containers to stop his supporters from attending the rally.
“God prepared, we are going to safe the discharge of Imran Khan quickly,” mentioned Ali Amin, the highest elected official within the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, addressing the rally.
He gave an ultimatum of two weeks to the federal government for his chief’s launch.
Khan has been in jail since 2023 when he was arrested after being sentenced in a graft case.
