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Authorities Block PTI March Toward Islamabad, Citing Court Order

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Thousands of PTI supporters began a multi-day march toward Islamabad on October 4, 2026.
Authorities erected shipping-container barriers on main routes, citing a September 14 Islamabad High Court order banning road occupation.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government would not allow PTI disturbance and blamed chief minister Sohail Afridi for sabotage.
PTI’s demand for Khan’s release is heightened by worries about his right-eye health and the arrests of his three sisters.

History

Historical Context

Imran Khan’s PTI launched the Azadi march on 14 August 2014, turning an Independence-Day rally into a months-long sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk that ended after the December 2014 Peshawar school attack. A one-day PTI protest followed on 25-26 May 2022. The October 4 2026 PTI rally repeats this pattern of large-scale Islamabad demonstrations that repeatedly engage the courts and security forces.

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Story summary

Thousands of PTI supporters began a multi-day march toward Islamabad on October 4, 2026.
Authorities erected shipping-container barriers on main routes, citing a September 14 Islamabad High Court order banning road occupation.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government would not allow PTI disturbance and blamed chief minister Sohail Afridi for sabotage.
PTI’s demand for Khan’s release is heightened by worries about his right-eye health and the arrests of his three sisters.

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