Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters and party workers staged a sit-in at Rawalpindi’s Factory Naka after they were again barred from meeting the former prime minister.
Sit-ins at Factory Naka — which is a short distance away from the Adiala jail and Thursdays by PTI workers and supporters, as well as Imran’s sisters, have become a usual occurrence as they continue to be restricted from meeting the ex-premier for the past several weeks.
A court order issued by the Islamabad High Court on March 24, 2025 mandated that meetings with Imran would be permitted twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Despite the IHC’s order, Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan Niazi — along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, have tried and failed to meet Imran.
Routes to the Adiala jail were blocked including at Factory Naka and Dahgal Naka, amid a large police presence.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was stopped at Dahgal Naka while several others, including Imran’s sisters, were barred from moving beyond Factory Naka.
Similarly, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja posted on social media platform X at around 3pm that he had been stopped at a police checkpoint right after he crossed Bahria Town.
