PTI Launches Nationwide Protest on Second Anniversary of Former PM Imran Khan’s Arrest

Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party today launched a nationwide protest marking the second anniversary of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest. PTI workers and activists taking to the streets across the country claimed that at least 300 PTI activists have been arrested in Lahore in raids conducted overnight. In a message posted on PTI’s X account, Imran Khan urged his supporters to come out and hold peaceful protests until a true democracy is restored in the country.  The PTI founder denied any wrong doing and termed the cases registered against him, including that of terrorism or disclosure of official secrets, as politically motivated. Meanwhile, Provincial Assembly members have been asked to hold protest in their respective constituencies. Imran Khan who assumed office as Prime Minister in 2018, was ousted through a no-confidence motion in 2022. Following Khan’s arrest in 2023, protests erupted across the country leading to the crackdown on PTI.  Khan was convicted in a corruption case in January, while being acquitted of other charges or receiving suspended sentences.