Tear gas shelling and skirmishes with police as PTI convoys led by Gandapur and Omar Ayub approach Punjab.

Large convoys of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and opposition leader Omar Ayub, were met with severe tear gas shelling by law enforcement as they crossed Punjab on their route to Islamabad.

The convoys, which left Swabi, made steady progress into Punjab territory but were met with police opposition near the Attock Bridge, Chach Interchange, and Ghazi Barotha Canal, where officials fired powerful tear gas to disperse PTI supporters.

In a brief address to the gathering before leaving Swabi, the Chief Minister pushed party members to press on, proclaiming, "We must advance and not turn back until Imran Khan is released." Later, during a brief stop in Ghazi, he gathered followers, instructing them to "prepare, as we will need to confront further resistance ahead."

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, voiced frustration with delays in the PTI convoy, calling on supporters to push forward.

As the convoy led by the Chief Minister halted briefly at Ghazi Bridge near Attock, Bushra Bibi addressed supporters from her vehicle, urging them to avoid unnecessary pauses.


"Time is being wasted," she said, using a microphone from her car. "Stay in your vehicles so we can reach there quickly."

The convoy, temporarily paused as Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur advised supporters to rest before anticipated confrontations, saw mixed reactions from members.

Bushra Bibi’s message was clear, however: “We are here to bring Khan back. Let’s move without delay,”