Imran Khan completes one-year in jail today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan completes one year in jail today (Monday) after he was arrested in August 5 last year.

The PTI leadership has already announced a countrywide protest against the “illegal” incarceration of the former prime minister.

Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser said that August 5 marks the day of Imran Khan’s arrest, against which the PTI is going to stage protests. He said the party will demand Khan’s release during the demonstrations.

Qaiser also criticised the indiscriminate crackdown against PTI members and claimed that lawmakers and social media activists are facing a vicious witch-hunt.

He said the crackdown has been widened after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the reserved seats, urging the apex court to take suo motu notice of the situation.

PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub condemned the government’s mistreatment of PTI lawmakers and the enforced disappearances of party workers.

The PTI leadership is planning a key session to discuss future strategies, which may include a sit-in at D-Chowk, Islamabad, among other options.

Imran Khan was arrested on August 5, 2023, from Lahore, following a court’s three-year prison sentence for his involvement in the illegal sale of state gifts.