Lahore (Web Desk): The Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) 'Jail Bharo Tehreek' (court arrest drive) commenced from Lahore on Wednesday.
According to reports and video footages, senior party leaders including Shah Mahmood Qureshi Asad Umar, Azam Swati and others have voluntarily surrendered themselves to the police.
The movement aims to counter the "attack on constitutionally-guaranteed fundamental rights" and the "economic meltdown" by the incumbent coalition government.
Earlier today, in a series of tweets, Imran Khan said that the PTI is set to start the Jail Bharo campaign for two main reasons.
"One, it is a peaceful, non-violent protest against the attack on our constitutionally-guaranteed fundamental rights. We are facing sham FIRs and NAB cases, custodial torture, attacks on journalists and social media people," wrote the PTI chief.
The former premier added that the second is against the economic meltdown brought on by a "cabal of crooks who have money laundered billions in looted wealth and gotten NROs for themselves while crushing the people, especially, the poor and the middle class, under the burden of spiralling inflation and rising unemployment."
media ppl. Two, it is against the economic meltdown brought on by cabal of crooks who have money laundered billions in looted wealth & gotten NROs for themselves while crushing the ppl, esp the poor & middle class, under the burden of spiralling inflation & rising unemployment.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 22, 2023
In a separate video message posted on PTI's official Twitter account, Imran Khan urged people to come out and participate in the protest for “true freedom”.
چئیرمین عمران خان کا قوم کے نام اہم پیغام !! #جیل_بھرو_خوف_کا_بت_توڑو pic.twitter.com/rkPcEJdnA5
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 22, 2023
On February17, PTI chief Imran Khan had announced that his party would start 'Jail Bharo Tehreek' from February 22 (today).
