Pro-Imran Khan mass rally launched after Pakistan government talks fail
Supporters of jailed former prime minister have set off from northwest Pakistan towards Islamabad.
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Supporters of jailed former prime minister have set off from northwest Pakistan towards Islamabad.
![Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a long march in Lakki Marwat of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on October 4, 2026 [Marwat Akbar/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D27V7WE__v1__HighRes__PakistanPoliticsProtest-1791131061.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






![Supporters of detained pro-Palestinian activists protest to demand their release in Tunis, Tunisia. [September 19: Stringer/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/reuters_6ab4211b-1790189851.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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