PTI Announces Countrywide Rallies for Aug 5 Imran Khan Arrest Anniversary

PTI's parliamentary party, led by interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, announced countrywide rallies, public meetings, and a long march beginning August 5 — the anniversary of founder Imran Khan's 2023 arrest — to press for his release. The move follows weeks of PTI pressure over Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi's alleged solitary confinement at Adiala jail; the Islamabad High Court has sought a detailed prison report on the claims, with PTI lawyers alleging Khan has lost roughly 85% of vision in his right eye and that Bushra Bibi has retinal detachment, while authorities deny mistreatment. PTI said the August protest movement would be 'of a different nature' than previous efforts and could escalate into a Jail Bharo Tehreek.