Overview

• PTI informally launched the ‘Free Imran Khan’ movement in Lahore on July 13 to demand the former prime minister’s release from jail.
• At least 20 party workers have been detained by Punjab police in Lahore and other cities as authorities seek to discourage protest participation.
• Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and key party leaders are stationed at a Raiwind farmhouse near the Sharif family residence to plan the campaign.
• The movement is set to launch nationwide protests on August 5 to press the Shehbaz Sharif government and military establishment for Khan’s freedom.
• PTI maintains that the criminal cases against Imran Khan are politically motivated efforts by state actors to silence opposition.