Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies have launched a crackdown on jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead of its planned protest march in Islamabad on Sunday, arresting over 200 supporters of the party in Lahore and other parts of Punjab district, a party leader said.
According to Khan’s party, the Punjab police have started raiding the houses of party legislators, leaders, office-bearers and workers and misbehaving with their families besides ransacking their household items.
“So far, the police have detained over 200 supporters during raids in Lahore and other parts of Punjab,” a senior leader of Khan’s party from Punjab said on Tuesday.
Khan’s supporters will reach Islamabad on November 24 in large numbers to demand his release from jail, return of the stolen mandate and the restoration of the Constitution.
The PTI says the fascist government will not be able to stop people from marching on the federal capital.
Meanwhile, in a post on X on Tuesday, Khan said: “Death is better than a life of slavery. I have previously only called on people associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to protest, but since the final nail has now been hammered into the coffin of democracy in our country after February 8th (2024), the entire nation must come out to protest against