Islamabad, September 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s son, Kasim Khan, on Friday urged supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to stay away from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi during the planned march to Islamabad on September 27.
Kasim Khan warned that a gathering near the prison could provide Pakistani authorities with an excuse to launch what he described as a “counter” assault on the facility where his father is being held, potentially endangering his life.
In a post on X, Kasim Khan said he had been asked to urge people not to march or protest near Adiala Jail on September 27.
“I’ve heard from sources that this may be used as an excuse for the establishment to launch a ‘counter’ assault on the jail my father is being held in which could endanger his life. Please do not give them any reasons for ‘accidents’ to happen to my father during the protest,” he said.
His appeal comes ahead of the PTI’s planned march to Islamabad, which is aimed at demanding the release of Imran Khan, who has remained in prison since August 2023. His party has described the convictions against him as politically motivated.
Since his ouster from office in 2022 through a no-confidence vote, Imran Khan has faced several cases, including those involving state gifts and an unlawful marriage case.
Ahead of the planned march, police have detained more than 150 PTI leaders and workers in the Rawalpindi division under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance and confined them in different prisons.
According to Dawn, police have also been conducting door-to-door searches for PTI leaders and workers across Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Rawalpindi and Murree. Police have been activated to detain 463 PTI leaders and workers, the newspaper reported, citing sources.
Police have been monitoring 91 leaders and workers associated with the Insaf Student Federation and Insaf Lawyers Forum, while checks have been conducted at more than 2,000 homes and offices over the past 20 days, according to the report.
Police have also been blocking roads, deploying personnel and taking security measures across all five districts of the Rawalpindi division — Attock, Rawalpindi, Murree, Chakwal and Jhelum — ahead of the PTI march. More than 10,600 police personnel are expected to be deployed in Rawalpindi to maintain law and order during the march, Dawn reported.
Meanwhile, the Punjab government has imposed a 13-day ban on public gatherings in the province from September 23 to October 5. According to The Express Tribune, the restrictions prohibit gatherings of five or more people in public places, streets, roads, highways, motorways or open spaces.
The Punjab government has also sought the services of Pakistan Rangers for security assistance in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Mianwali. It has urged the Federal Ministry of Interior to downgrade mobile and internet services at selected locations in Rawalpindi and Attock from September 27 as part of measures to maintain law and order.
The notification cited a “serious and imminent threat to public peace, tranquillity, and the safety of life and property” in Punjab from militant or terrorist groups as the reason for the restrictions.
On Thursday, the Lahore High Court rejected a request for an immediate suspension of detention orders issued against Imran Khan’s sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi.
The petition was filed after police arrested Imran Khan’s three sisters — Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan — following a 30-day detention order issued by the Lahore Deputy Commissioner under Section 3 of the MPO Ordinance.
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