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Ex-PTI Leaders Launch ‘Release Imran Khan’ Campaign as Qureshi Rejects Overture

The outreach drive faces resistance after Shah Mahmood Qureshi declined to meet the group at a Lahore hospital.

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.