Overview
- Senior former PTI figures have agreed to coordinate a ‘Release Imran Khan’ campaign and begun outreach to key political stakeholders.
- Shah Mahmood Qureshi refused to engage with visiting ex-PTI leaders at a Lahore hospital, his lawyer said, highlighting internal divisions over the initiative.
- Fawad Chaudhry confirmed meetings with PTI figures including Ejaz Chaudhry and said the party leadership backs efforts to free political prisoners.
- The group plans contacts with the establishment and PML-N and has slated a Fawad Chaudhry–led delegation to meet Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
- Organizers say the effort pairs Khan’s release with lowering political tensions, with further consultations, including with Imran Khan, planned.