Another showdown brewing in Pakistan? Imran Khan supporters hit streets after talks fail

Supporters of imprisoned Imran Khan march towards Islamabad demanding his release. Thousands of supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan began a march towards Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release after talks between his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the government failed to break the political deadlock.Khan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's main political rival, has been in prison since 2023 on corruption and other charges. Khan and his party have described the cases as politically motivated, the Associated Press reported.Despite his imprisonment, he continues to command a large and committed support base.The protesters set off from Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where PTI is in power, in a convoy of trucks, buses and cars. Organisers have planned overnight stops as the caravan makes its way towards Islamabad.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi, a staunch Khan supporter, is leading the march. Speaking from a specially designed container truck bearing a large portrait of Khan, Afridi expressed confidence that the movement would succeed in taking its demands to the heart of the capital.Authorities have erected roadblocks...