Pakistan’s government has filed multiple charges, including terrorism charges, against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, and hundreds of PTI activists. The case was filed against them for protesting in Islamabad this week. Al Jazeera News

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, along with others, have been charged with terrorism for protesting in the capital Islamabad in violation of the law.

Meanwhile, at least 1,000 PTI activists have been arrested in connection with the protests. PTI founder Imran Khan has been in jail on multiple charges since August 2023. His wife Bushra Bibi was released last October after nine months in prison.

Responding to Imran Khan’s call, thousands of party activists reached Islamabad to protest. The government took strict measures to prevent the protests, but the PTI was able to ignore them. The protest was led by Bushra Bibi and Ali Amin Gandapur, the PTI chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

On Tuesday afternoon, when the protesters planned to reach a designated location with their protest, Pakistani paramilitary forces opened fire on them. Then, in the evening, law enforcement agencies conducted a two-hour operation to clear the area. As a result, Bushra Bibi and Gandapur left the scene that night and went to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The following Wednesday morning, the PTI announced the suspension of the protest program and accused the authorities of killing eight activists. However, Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar and Development Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal denied the PTI’s allegations.