Imran Khan, Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister, has threatened to launch a civil disobedience movement following protests by his party, which police forcibly dispersed.
Khan made this announcement via a post on X, where he also revealed plans for a five-member committee aimed at securing the release of political prisoners and initiating a judicial inquiry into the violence on May 9 and the alleged killings of PTI workers during the November 26 protest.
As Khan stated, the committee will include Umar Ayub Khan, the Leader of the Opposition, and Ali Amin Gandapur, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“If these demands are not met, we will initiate a civil disobedience movement from December 14,” Khan asserted. He added that the government would bear responsibility for the consequences of this action.
In a subsequent post, he warned that failure to address these demands would trigger a civil disobedience movement, remittance reduction, and a boycott.
On November 14, Khan issued a final call for nationwide protests to restore PTI’s electoral mandate, release detained party members, and overturn the 26th Amendment, which he claimed reinforced a dictatorial regime.
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The PTI staged a protest on November 24 at Islamabad’s D-Chowk in the Red Zone, where key government buildings are located. Police dispersed the gathering on the night of November 26.
The PTI has reported that the police’s direct firing in Islamabad during the protest resulted in at least 12 party workers’ deaths and hundreds of injuries.
