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No option to bring Pakistan out of lawlessness swamp but...: Imran Khan plans nationwide protest
Jailed ex-prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, is planning to launch another nationwide protest to mark the second year of his incarceration and has ruled out any possibility of dialogue with the Shehbaz Sharif-led government in Islamabad.
The announcement was made by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Chief Gohar Ali Khan, who met the former prime minister in the Adiala jail months after repeatedly being denied access to him.
'For the sake of the country, I have repeatedly talked about negotiations, but now the time for negotiations has passed. After the 26th Constitutional Amendment…the hope we had for justice from the courts has completely disappeared, so now no other method can bring the Pakistani nation out of this swamp of lawlessness except a nationwide protest movement,' Khan said on X.
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The meeting between the two party leaders focused on the protest movement launched by Imran Khan, which is set to reach its 'peak' on August 5, marking two years since his imprisonment in multiple cases.
Imran Khan added that the August 5 protests will be the conclusion of the party's months-long nationwide protests.
'This is not just about political revenge anymore—it's about every citizen's rights being stolen. The founder has said this movement should now take the shape of a second Pakistan Movement," Gohar said.
Talking about the details of his meeting with Khan, the PTI chief claimed that Khan is living in solitary confinement and is 'mentally sharper and more determined than ever' and 'despite being silenced, the founder has given us a message—prepare, mobilise, and raise your voice peacefully but fearlessly'.
Aleema Khan, Imran Khan's sister, spoke to the media outside the jail alongside her other sisters, although she did not meet her brother. She discussed the protest movement he announced, stating that the entire family would actively participate in it.
She said Imran's son, Qasim and Suleiman, will be travelling to the US to highlight the injustices against their father. However, it is not clear whether they will go to the US before or after the August 5 protests.
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