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Imran Khan supporters march on Islamabad following deadlocked talks

Thousands travel from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to demand the former prime minister's release after negotiations fail.

Updated Oct 5, 2026 · 16:34 UTC7 reports

The short version

  • Around 5,000 supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan set off on a multi-day convoy toward Islamabad to demand his release.[Deutsche Welle · Associated Press]
  • The demonstration proceeds after two rounds of talks between Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the federal government collapsed without resolution.[Deutsche Welle · Associated Press]
  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned provincial leadership will be held responsible for any loss of life as the government accused PTI of militant sympathies, a charge the party calls a smear campaign.[Deutsche Welle]

Key facts

  • About 5,000 demonstrators are traveling by vehicle from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province toward Islamabad to seek Imran Khan's release.[Deutsche Welle]
  • PTI Chairman Gohar Khan announced that two rounds of talks intended to avoid the march ended in deadlock.[Deutsche Welle]
  • The protest convoy was originally scheduled for September 27 but had been deferred while negotiations took place.[Deutsche Welle]
  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi cautioned that provincial leadership would be held accountable for any deaths during the march.[Deutsche Welle]

What remains uncertain

  • The government alleges PTI harbors sympathies for the Pakistani Taliban, an allegation the party rejects as an unsubstantiated smear.[Deutsche Welle]

Sources

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