Five senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), currently imprisoned in Kot Lakhpat Jail, have called for fresh, free, and fair general elections in the country, Dawn reported.

In an open letter released on Saturday, PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, former governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Yasmin Rashid, and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed stated that two provinces of Pakistan – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan – were facing the worst kind of terrorism, turmoil, and instability, reported news agency ANI.

The PTI leaders emphasised the geological significance of the two provinces, highlighting their natural and mineral reserves, which they said the world was keenly eyeing. They noted, "Those rare earth materials had become significantly important for the outside world."