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Pakistan Fortifies Islamabad Against PTI March to Free Imran Khan, Costs PKR 46 Million Daily
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Firstpost•29-09-2026, 20:13
Pakistan Fortifies Islamabad Against PTI March to Free Imran Khan, Costs PKR 46 Million Daily
- •Pakistani authorities have barricaded Islamabad with shipping containers and deployed thousands of police to prevent a PTI march demanding Imran Khan's release, costing PKR 46 million daily.
- •Imran Khan's PTI party is marching on Islamabad on October 4 to demand his release, claiming his three-year imprisonment is politically motivated.
- •Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government has blocked key routes, issued arrest warrants, and detained PTI leaders, including Imran Khan's sisters, in a crackdown.
- •Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi, an ally of Imran Khan, stated the government's actions show panic but believes public power will overcome the siege.
- •Imran Khan, despite being jailed for three years and facing over 100 cases since his fallout with the military, remains widely popular in Pakistan.
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The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) party is marching on Islamabad to demand the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Imran has been imprisoned for three years in cases that he and his supporters contend are politically motivated.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has deployed thousands of police personnel, issued arrest warrants for PTI leaders, and blockaded Islamabad with shipping containers and spiked metal sheets at a cost of roughly PKR 46 million a day.
The PTI-led march on Islamabad is scheduled to take place on October 4, 2026.
