Pakistan authorities on Friday braced for a possible showdown with supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan‘s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf after the party announced a countrywide protest for the release of all arrested party leaders.
Apart from the PTI, the rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami also announced a demonstration in Islamabad against the rising high cost of electricity and other commodities.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will hold nationwide protests for the release of 71-year-old founder Khan and other arrested party leaders and workers.