Overview
- PTI began a renewed protest campaign from Lahore, with a gathering called at Liberty Roundabout to press for the former prime minister’s release.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi arrived in Lahore for a three-day political swing and was later blocked by Punjab Police from entering Liberty Chowk, according to party accounts.
- Afridi was stopped a day earlier at a Punjab Police barricade near Chakri en route to Punjab, a move he condemned as an attempt to stifle political activity.
- Imran Khan has delegated authority on negotiations and any protest launch to Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Nasir Abbas, and PTI figures say the party will abide by TTAP’s decisions.
- TTAP has accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer of dialogue and awaits a formal response, as Afridi also rejects claims of an approved Tirah operation and spotlights unmet federal funding pledges to the merged tribal districts.