'Extreme brutality': Pakistan's PTI to launch nationwide protests for Imran Khan's release

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf parliamentary party has decided to launch a nationwide movement from August 5 for the release of party chief Imran Khan and acceptance of other demands, a day that will mark the completion of the former prime minister's third year in prison.The decision was made at a meeting chaired by party's interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad, where PTI lawmakers discussed parliamentary affairs and the party's strategy going forward.PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja told Dawn that the movement would include public meetings, demonstrations and a long march. "It was also decided that Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas's opinions will be sought for finalising the protest plans and other activities," he said.At a press conference, Gohar said the meeting discussed the health of Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi.