Overview
- Rawalpindi police ended the Gorakhpur naka sit-in and took roughly 8 to 10 PTI activists into custody, including Alima Khan.
- Negotiations collapsed before the operation, after which officers used water cannon and deployed female police to disperse the crowd.
- Protesters said they were denied permission to meet Imran Khan and that the road to Adiala Jail was closed, prompting the sit-in.
- Imran Khan’s sister Noorain Niazi fell ill during the action, and Alima Khan alleged women were dragged and physically mistreated.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi condemned reported violence against female relatives of the PTI founder, while PTI family members vowed to continue demonstrating.