RAWALPINDI/LAHORE:

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday staged protests across the country to mark the second anniversary of former prime minister Imran Khan's detention, amid crackdowns and roadblocks.

The local administration in Rawalpindi, however, largely managed to stop PTI and opposition leaders from holding a protest outside Adiala Jail and only a handful of people could come close to the facility where Imran was shifted in September 2023 and has been detained since.

The protests were held in response to a call by Imran Khan himself, who, through party channels, had urged peaceful resistance to what he called the erosion of democratic norms.

"The movement that begins on August 5 will continue until democracy is restored in its true spirit," read a message attributed to

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