Pak govt crackdown forces PTI retreat? Imran's party likely to postpone Islamabad march

Imran Khan has been in jail since 2023 The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to postpone its planned march to Islamabad from September 27 to October 4, party insiders said on Friday.The PTI had planned the march to the capital to demand the release of its incarcerated founder and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The decision to delay the protest apparently came in response to the tough measures taken by the federal government to prevent it.According to PTI sources, the decision was taken at a party meeting and will be formally announced by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister and PTI leader Sohail Afridi.Earlier in the day, Afridi had asserted at a press conference in Peshawar that the planned long march would go ahead despite road blockades and other measures. However, he expressed concern over reports of nails being driven into roads at the provincial boundaries, questioning whether a conspiracy to “cut” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa off from the rest of Pakistan had formally begun.“Our long march will definitely take place. This time, we will definitely come out. Put nails on the roads, place containers or fire bullets, we will come out. We will end this corrupt system of f...