# Imran Khan supporters threaten nationwide protests 2026-08-10T08:51:54+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi warned on Monday that supporters will stage protests across Pakistan if former prime minister Imran Khan is not allowed to meet party colleagues on Thursday. Afridi said the entire country will be turned into 'D-Chowk', the site of earlier clashes, by 10 pm that day. Khan, 73, has been in Adiala Jail since 2023, serving sentences in the Toshakhana and Al-Qadir Trust cases, which he and PTI insist are politically engineered. His health has deteriorated, including severe vision loss from a retinal condition, with his family blaming delayed medical intervention. Hindustan Times reports that US-Pakistan relations remain driven by security ties with the military, not Khan's democratic fate. The Shehbaz Sharif government insists Khan's fate rests with the judiciary and rejects medical bail. Hindustan Times says any release would depend on political calculations, not legal momentum, and could require conditions such as exile or political silence. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - thehindu.com Tags: health crisis, Imran Khan, military establishment, Pakistan, solitary confinement, US-Pakistan ties Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/imran-khan-still-jailed-as-us-shifts-focus-to-pakistan-military-ties/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/imran-khan-still-jailed-as-us-shifts-focus-to-pakistan-military-ties/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.