Thousands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers and supporters have launched a march towards Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The march follows the failure of government talks aimed at averting protests in the capital, prompting authorities to impose heavy security deployment and bar demonstrations. Imran Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on charges spanning over a hundred cases, which his supporters describe as false and politically motivated. Family members have raised serious allegations regarding his health, alleging denial of medical care, custodial torture, and loss of vision in his right eye. Demonstrators insist the protests will continue unabated until Khan is released.