The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  are Battling to Free Imran Khan

In Lahore, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launches the "Free Imran Khan Movement" to call for the release of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan

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Since August 2023, Imran Khan, 72, has been incarcerated on several criminal charges

Weeks before the PTI's August 5 nationwide protest, the movement began

Ali Amin Gandapur, a senior PTI leader, comes to Lahore to spearhead the campaign and plan the strategy

At least 20 PTI employees were detained by the Punjab police in Lahore to stop protests and gatherings

In Punjab, police raid PTI supporters' homes to discourage involvement in protests

The PTI claims that Khan is being targeted for political reasons by the Shehbaz Sharif administration and the military establishment

To finalise plans for the protest, PTI leaders gather at a farmhouse in Raiwind, close to the Sharif residence

To finalise plans for the protest, PTI leaders gather at a farmhouse in Raiwind, close to the Sharif residence