LAHORE: The Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, called on his loyalists to gear up for a countrywide “Jail Bharo” movement.
These calls come in the wake of a slew of sedition charges lodged against key figures of the party, including Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry, former National Assembly member Shandana Gulzar, and Senators Azam Swati and Shahbaz Gill who faced criticism for their remarks against the military.
In a nationally televised speech, the former Prime Minister indicated that his party could have gone for a nationwide shutdown, but instead chose to flood the prisons due to fears that the nation’s economy may take a hit if they went on strike.
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