ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday announced the formation of the Imran Khan Release Force aimed at campaigning for the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.Speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan Afridi described the initiative as a completely peaceful struggle stating that a public movement had become unavoidable.
Afridi said membership cards would be issued within four to five days with youth members expected to take oaths after Eidul Fitr. He added that responsibility for managing protests and negotiations had been assigned to Raja Nasir Abbas and Mahmood Khan Achakzai who would oversee preparations for a potential street movement.
According to Afridi, the force will include members of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf the Insaf Students Federation, and the party’s women’s wing. He said the organisation would be formally registered and operate under a defined chain of command.
Separately, Abbas announced the conclusion of a sit in by the Tehreek e Tahaffuz e Ayeen Pakistan alliance. On Khan’s health he noted partial improvement but called for specialist treatment at Shifa International Hospital urging authorities to grant access to family members and doctors including Faisal Sultan.
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