PTI’s long march toward Islamabad is underway. Thousands of PTI supporters began marching from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa toward Islamabad on October 4, demanding Imran Khan’s release.
Government–PTI talks have broken down. PTI says a major sticking point was access to Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, while the government and PTI have blamed each other for the deadlock.
PM Shehbaz Sharif has urged PTI to stop the march and return to political dialogue.
Security in Islamabad remains high. Authorities have deployed additional security and warned against a repeat of the May 9-style violence.
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Imran remains imprisoned at Adiala Jail. An Islamabad anti-terrorism court has ordered that he be produced at the next hearing—either physically or by video link—in the Judicial Complex attack case.
His health has also remained a political issue. In August, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered that he be moved from jail to a private hospital, but he was subsequently returned to prison after being declared medically fit.
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Bottom line: The biggest development right now is the PTI march toward Islamabad after negotiations collapsed, creating a fresh confrontation between PTI and the federal government.