Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi remained firm on proceeding with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) march to Islamabad, despite ongoing government and opposition talks that extended past midnight. During the meeting at Parliament House, which commenced shortly before 5pm, Sohail Afridi detailed the protest march's itinerary on X at 12:46am.
PTI supporters from Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South Waziristan, North Waziristan, Bannu, and Lakki Marwat are scheduled to join the long march starting at 1pm on 4 October from Gandi Chowk Lakki Marwat. The caravan is set to pause near Karak, with a departure scheduled for 12:30pm the following day, remaining overnight near Kohat.
Protesters from Kohat, Hangu, Kurram, and Orakzai will join the convoy at 12pm on 6 October. The march will then depart from Budh Bair in Peshawar on the afternoon of 7 October.
The entire populace of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will gather at Khairabad on 8 October and remain overnight at that location. The NA speaker expressed hope that discussions would proceed in a cordial atmosphere.
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari reiterated his call for PTI to call off its long march. He further stated that the federal government had decided on imposing either governor’s rule or an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Federal ministers warned that the Centre would have no choice but to impose governor’s rule or an emergency in KP. The army's top brass warned that any attempt to create agitation or a situation resembling May 9 would be met with decisive force.
Akhunzada Hussain Ahmed Yousufzai, a spokesperson for TTAP, stated that PTI seeks to move Imran Khan from jail to a hospital for medical care. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry asserted that "Pakistan is a democratic country whose Constitution grants us the right to peaceful protest".
Chaudhry countered by claiming that Sohail Afridi’s statements were "extremely indecent and reprehensible".
