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Imran Khan supporters to march on Islamabad to demand his release
Talks collapsed over access to jailed founder Imran Khan, and PTI leaders said the march would continue despite government warnings to block Islamabad.
- On Sunday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf confirmed its long march to Islamabad will proceed after negotiations with the government collapsed early Sunday following a deadlock in the second round of talks.
- Negotiations stalled because the government demanded the protest be canceled first, while PTI insisted on meeting jailed founder Imran Khan and securing access to his personal physician before deciding on the march.
- Protesters seek Khan's release, hospital transfer, and family visit permissions; the march begins Sunday in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , with supporters from across the province joining the convoy along the route.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's adviser Rana Sanaullah warned that "No one would be allowed to enter Islamabad," as shipping containers now block key approaches to the capital to contain the movement.
- Imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges, Khan remains the central figure in the standoff; the government accused PTI of sympathizing with the Pakistani Taliban, and past protests by his supporters have occasionally turned violent.
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After the failure of negotiations started on Friday 2 October with the authorities, the PTI, the main opposition force in Pakistan, launched today a major march in support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, imprisoned since 2023. While the former Prime Minister is regularly presented by the authorities as a threat to national security, his popularity seems to remain intact to a large part of the population.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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PTI long march begins from DI Khan as workers head towards Islamabad
A sizeable convoy of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters set out from Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday, marking the start of the party’s long march seeking the release of jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan.
·Lahore, Pakistan
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Total News Sources38
Leaning Left9Leaning Right12Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Center, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Center
L 27%
C 37%
R 36%
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