Overview
- Qasim and Suleman Khan have announced plans to lead a mega protest in Lahore on August 5 to demand the release of their father after more than 700 days in prison.
- The brothers backed a formal petition filed in New Zealand and are arranging visits to the United States to spotlight alleged human rights violations during Imran Khan’s detention.
- Islamabad’s interior ministry has threatened to bar their return and warned of legal action if they engage in political protests on Pakistani soil.
- President Asif Ali Zardari approved an ordinance converting the Frontier Constabulary into a nationwide Federal Constabulary charged with internal security and riot control.
- Critics inside Pakistan have accused the siblings of embracing dynastic politics, challenging Imran Khan’s longstanding rejection of family-based power.