Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Tuesday claimed that hundreds of its workers and supporters who took to the streets, demanding the release of the party founder, were arrested by police in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters began their nationwide campaign demanding the release of Khan, who completed two years in jail on August 5. Khan, 72, was arrested on August 5, 2023, after being convicted in a corruption case. 

He has been incarcerated since his arrest due to conviction in other cases, and is currently being held at the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi. According to Khan’s party, most arrests were made in Lahore as Khan’s supporters came out on the roads in large numbers to protest against the “fascist regime”.