Overview
- PTI and TTAP announced a nationwide shutter-down for February 8, with party organizers planning rallies after Maghrib.
- The joint parliamentary committee demanded immediate and complete medical facilities for the jailed PTI founder and the resumption of meetings with his family and legal team.
- Party leaders said Khan was taken to PIMS on January 24–25 for eye complications and cited doctors’ warnings of potential permanent damage, describing his condition as only slightly improved.
- Asad Qaiser said PTI will meet the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on Friday to raise concerns about Khan’s treatment and access.
- PTI lawmakers criticized senior leadership, particularly Mehmood Khan Achakzai, for a lack of guidance after the late-night hospitalisation, as leaders urged restraint and focus on the February 8 action.