Overview
- The proposed ‘Release Imran Khan Force’ announced on February 18 remains non-operational and is framed as a peaceful street movement.
- PTI’s Political Committee and senior officials are divided over authorization, with some insisting central approval is required while a KP aide says the chief minister’s announcement is sufficient.
- Five senior PTI leaders jailed in Lahore urged deferring protests during Ramadan and prioritizing parliamentary and legal routes for Imran Khan’s treatment and rights.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called the plan unconstitutional, asserting only the federal government can create any force and warning that Sohail Afridi’s position is at risk.
- Sohail Afridi outlined a formally registered body with a chain of command, oath-taking after Eid in Peshawar, and commanders chosen by Imran Khan, as some PTI figures urged dropping the word “force.”