Overview
- Afridi says preparations are under way across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a coordinated street movement to seek Imran Khan’s release.
- He says Imran Khan has delegated authority on negotiations or launching the push to Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Senator Allama Nasir Abbas, with strategy to be framed with them.
- Officials stress the effort will be disciplined and lawful, invoking citizens’ constitutional right to peaceful protest.
- The Insaf Students Federation and PTI grassroots bodies are directed to activate chapters at universities and at ward, union council and district levels pending further instructions.
- The mobilization follows a court’s 17-year sentences for Khan and his wife in the Toshakhana 2 case, while PTI’s Asad Qaiser calls for a ‘Black Day’ on Feb. 8 over the 2024 election.