- More than 5,000 supporters of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan have launched a multi-day march towards Islamabad demanding his release.
- The demonstration commenced from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after talks between Mr Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and the federal government ended in a deadlock.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is leading the convoy, expressing confidence in taking their demands directly into the capital.
- Authorities have erected shipping container roadblocks around Islamabad, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned organisers would be accountable for any potential violence.
- In addition to Mr Khan's release, protesters are calling for his transfer to a hospital and the restoration of his family visitation rights.
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