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· collected 2026-10-04 · by News DeskUmer FarooqGhulam Mursalin MarwatAdam Khan Wazir
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Lakki Marwat by helicopter on Sunday to lead the PTI’s long march, which is being carried out to demand the release of jailed party founder and ex-prime minister Imran Khan, from Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway.
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PTI workers had started gathering at Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Highway on Sunday afternoon to participate in the long march.
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Strict security measures were in place, with a large police contingent deployed at the site along with armoured personnel carriers and bomb disposal squads.
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A special helipad was prepared near Maidadkhel for Afridi’s, and a video shared on social media platforms showed a crowd of PTI workers gathered around it as KP’s chief executive touched down.
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A video shared by the PTI on its X account showed Afridi’s convoy surrounded by a large crowd of party workers and supporters.
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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar criticised Afridi for using a “state helicopter for a political march”.
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Calling the use of the helicopter a “violation of the Islamabad High Court’s orders”, he wrote on X, referring to a recent ruling that directed provincial governments to ensure that no government resources or machinery was used to facilitate any march or gathering.
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“Terrorism is spreading in the province and Nero is playing his flute,” Tarar quipped.
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KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also said the use of the helicopter amounted to contempt of court by violating the IHC order.
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“When the chief minister himself does not uphold the court’s orders and uses state resources for political activities, what expectation can there be for his workers to abide by the law?” Kundi wrote on X.
Special Assistant to the KP CM for Home and Tribal Affairs Tariq Saad told journalists at his residence that, in accordance with the PTI leadership’s decision, the “peaceful long” march would commence from Gandi Chowk today, with convoys from the southern districts joining it.
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He said PTI workers from Bannu, DI Khan, Tank, North Waziristan and South Waziristan would gather at Gandi Chowk to participate in the march.
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“If workers from some southern districts, especially Tank and Waziristan, could not attend the long march today due to law and order-related curfew and other restrictions, they would join the movement on the way to Peshawar the next day,” he said.
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Gandapur leads caravan from DI Khan
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Earlier, PTI workers and supporters, led by former KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur, set out from Dera Ismail Khan to join the party’s long march at Lakki Marwat.
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The convoy, according to Gandapur, would travel through Yarik and Pezu before reaching Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat.
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Before departing from DI Khan, the ex-CM stressed that the protest should remain peaceful and urged the participants to maintain discipline and refrain from violence, vandalism and confrontation with law enforcement personnel.
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He said the party would follow a policy of “live and let live” during the protest and directed workers not to take the law into their hands.
“Those who block roads or engage in confrontation are not our workers,” Gandapur said, asking the participants to remain peaceful throughout the march.
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He further urged the participants to avoid any activity that could lead to clashes or damage to public or private property.
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Describing the march as a continuation of the party’s political struggle, Gandapur said it represented a reaffirmation of the party’s commitment to PTI founder Imran.
“We have made sacrifices for Imran Khan before and will not hesitate to make further sacrifices,” he said, adding that the party would continue its “peaceful political struggle” for Imran’s release.
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The PTI’s march, being carried out to demand the release of its jailed founder and ex-prime minister Imran Khan, is the latest bone of contention between the two sides.
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In August, the PTI announced the long march to Islamabad on Sept 27 against what it called the “illegal imprisonment” of its party founder.
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However, a couple of days before its scheduled long march, the party postponed the march until Oct 4 (today).
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Federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no option but to impose governor’s rule or an emergency in KP, citing the province’s security situation and the protest call, while PTI has warned of dire consequences if such a step was taken.
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After weekend talks, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah has further warned that the protesters will not be allowed to enter Islamabad.
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According to the plan for the march shared by the KP CM on X, PTI supporters from the districts of Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South Waziristan, North Waziristan and Bannu will join the long march from Lakki Marwat’s Gandi Chowk on Oct 4.
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The caravan will halt for the night near Karak, from where people will depart at 12:30pm the next day and stay overnight near Kohat.
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Then, at 12pm on Oct 6, protesters from Kohat, Hangu, Kurram, and Orakzai will join the convoy, which will move towards Peshawar and spend the night near Mattani.
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The caravan will depart from Budh Bair in Peshawar on Oct 7 afternoon.
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“The remaining constituencies of Peshawar will join us at Kohat Road Bridge and the Motorway Toll Plaza.
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And we will spend the night near Charsadda Interchange,” the KP CM said.
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They would then depart the Charsadda Interchange at 12:30pm on Oct 8 after people from Charsadda and Mohmand join them.
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Refraining from detailing the final leg of the trip to the federal capital, Afridi said the people “of entire KP” would gather at Khairabad on Oct 8 and spend the night there.
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“God willing, the plan for the next phase will be announced there.”
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Ahead of the march, movement on several roads on KP has been banned under Section 144.
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Section 144 imposed in several KP districts
Section 144 has been imposed in several districts of KP through notifications issued by the respective deputy commissioners, with restrictions on the movement of people and vehicles along specified routes, citing security and public safety concerns.
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In DI Khan, the movement of individuals and all types of traffic on specified roads and routes has been banned between 6am and 6pm from Oct 4 to Oct 6, citing the prevailing law-and-order situation and public safety concerns.
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In Upper South Waziristan, Section 144 has been imposed from Oct 3 to Oct 5, banning the movement of cargo vehicles, rickshaws and dumpers over a possible VBSB/VBIED threat in adjoining areas.
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In Lower South Waziristan, restrictions have been imposed under Section 144 from Oct 1 to Oct 10, banning the movement of loader rickshaws, single- and double-cabin cargo vehicles, Shahzore vehicles, Mazdas, Suzuki loaders and dumpers in Wana and Azam Warsak.
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The notification cited security and public safety concerns.
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In District Tank, restrictions on the movement of individuals and all types of traffic along specified routes have been imposed under Section 144 from 9pm on Oct 3 until noon on Oct 5.
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