With former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan still in jail, supporters and members🎃 of his party - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) have carried out massive rallies🀅 across the capital Islamabad as they demand the release of the 71-year-old leader.
Ahead of the rallies, the Islamabad administration issued a red alert for security and blocked of꧒f multiple roads in an attempt to block the demonstrations.
Defying the roadblocks and barricades, PTI members and supporters 🎉continued to march on the streets of Islamabad. Videos posted across social media platform X reflected the real-time situation a🎃cross Islamabad.
Several videos on social media platform X show support𒁃ers and PTI members heading towards Islamabad for the 🥀rally.
The main demand for the rallies and supporters is the release of PTI chief and former Pa🅷kistan prime minister Imran Khan. Khan was ousted in 2022 after a no-confid𒁃ence motion passed in the National Assembly.
Following his ouster, Khan was slapped with several corruption cases and treason. In May 2023, the cricketer-turned-politician was arrested and since then has im🌊prisoned in Adiala Jail.
What Are The Charges Against Imran Khan?
Imran Khan was arrested in May 2023, the former PTI chief has been accused of leaking classified cable (aka Cipher Case), misusing and selling state gif🤡ts (aka Toshakhana Case), having an unlawful marriage and anti-terrorism charges for inciting violence on Mꦑay 9, 2023.
Earlier this year, Khan was acquitted by the Islamabad court in the illegal marriage case, the PTI chief was arrested on two new charges re🦹garding incitement of riots in May 2023.
Khan has been acquitted of three of the four serious charges against him. Currently, the politician has been imprisoned for inciting the May 9 riots in✱ the country.
The un🌸rest occurred after Khan was detained by paramilitary Rangers during a legal proceeding𓃲 in the Islamabad Court.
Amid the protests, widespread rioting and vandalism were repꦆorted across the capital of Islamabad and other cities across Pakistan.
The previous charges aga🔯inst the former PM were as🐓 follows -
Cipher Case - In June, the Islamabad High Court acquitted Imran Khan's conviction of leaking state secrets. Khan was been charged 10 years in prison and accused of leaking a classified cable sent by Pakistan's ambas෴sador in Washington in 2022. The cable alle🐼gedly unraveled a plot between the US government and Pakistani military to overthrow Khan.
Toshakhana Case - In August 2023, Imran Khan was arrested and sentenced to a total of 17 years for illegally acquiring and selling state gifts. However, after hearing Khan's appeal, high courts have suspended the convictions accusing Khan and his wife of selling gifts more tha𒐪n 140 million rupees.
Unlawful Marriage Case🐬 - In July, Islamabad court overturned the conviction against Khan and his third𒊎 wife Bushra Bibi, who had been accused of breaking Islamic law.
