On September 8, 2024, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a major rally in Islamabad, calling for the release of their jailed party founder, Imran Khan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur issued a two-week ultimatum for Khan’s release, vowing to lead the charge personally if legal efforts failed. “If the founder of PTI is not legally released within one to two weeks, we will have him freed ourselves,” he warned, adding that he would take “the lead and the first bullet.”
The rally, held at Sangjani locality, faced tight security as participants gathered despite several roadblocks around the city. Various caravans, led by Gandapur, made their way to the venue, though the event had been delayed twice before, once in July and again in August. These postponements drew sharp criticism from within the party.
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The PTI had obtained a no-objection certificate (NOC) earlier in the week after the rally was rescheduled. However, the Islamabad district administration heightened security in anticipation of the event and blocked key routes to the capital. This action was taken under the “Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Bill, 2024,” signed into law by President Asif Ali Zardari just a day prior to the rally.
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