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[41] Prior to the protest, 4,000 PTI supporters and members were arrested and detained by the federal government. The Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, justified the arrests and security measures, stating they were necessary to protect residents and property. He attributed the inconveniences caused to people and businesses to PTI's actions.
The campaign was successful, as PTI went on to win the 2018 general election, securing the most seats in the National Assembly. Imran Khan was elected as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. [8] The 2018 campaign at Minar-e-Pakistan also cemented the venue's status as a symbol of political change in Pakistan, associated with PTI's rise to power.
Imran Khan, the PTI leader and former Pakistani prime minister, was arrested by paramilitary troops on 9 May 2023.In response, PTI supporters and workers began to demonstrate against Khan's arrest in a number of cities, including in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, and Multan.
PTI had also pushed forward claims that Khawaja Asif lost his seat in an overwhelming defeat to Rehana Dar in NA-71 Sialkot-II, [250] as well as that PTI candidate Salman Akram Raja won the seat NA-128 Lahore-XII by a large majority, but the seat was rigged in favor of IPP among other pre-poll and after-poll rigging allegations. [255]
[12] [26] Independent monitors reported that there was restricted access to social media platforms, including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, and total internet shutdowns in some regions. [30] [31] The internet services were restored late on 12 May 2023. [32] According to the police, 9,000 PTI supporters and members were apprehended. [33]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P; Urdu: پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف پارلیمنٹرینز) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded on 17 July 2023 by the former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak. The party was formed as a reaction to the 2023 Pakistani protests by breaking away from the PTI.
PTI • PML-Q • GDA • MQM-P • BAP • AML • JWP: 20 Shehbaz Sharif. میاں محمد شہباز شریف (born 1951) 11 April 2022 14 August 2023 1 year, 125 days — Pakistan Muslim League (N) Shahbaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan after the successful no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. His nomination was ...
The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim League led by Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto. PTI won the most seats in the National Assembly but fell short of a majority; the party subsequently formed a coalition government with several smaller parties. [29]