# ‘Source of anxiety’: Pakistan cracks down before march to free Imran Khan

https://mins.news/en/item/72023

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 09:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/9/24/source-of-anxiety-pakistan-cracks-down-before-march-to-free-imran-khan?traffic_source=rss

> Pakistan has closed several highways to Islamabad and built extensive container barriers ahead of a September 27 PTI march demanding jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s release. His three sisters and at least six PTI legislators have been detained, while police expect 20,000–25,000 people to join the protest.

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