PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers staged protests across Peshawar and surrounding districts on Sunday against the court verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in the Toshakhana-II case. Demonstrators gathered on main roads outside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly building, chanting slogans in support of the party leader.
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MNA Shandana Gulzar praised Imran Khan for “fighting for future generations and citizens’ rights” and claimed the federal government feared him. She said that Khan had never sought personal gain and remained committed to supporting the poor.
The nation rejects the Toshakhana verdict.
From Dera Ismail Khan to Lahore, Mansehra, and Mianwali, the people have taken to the streets.
The unjust sentences against Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi will not stand.
The people stand firmly with Imran Khan.#سٹریٹ_موومنٹ_کی_تیاری_پکڑیں… pic.twitter.com/2HHg9hl3A8— PTI USA Official (@PTIOfficialUSA) December 21, 2025
پنجاب پولیس کے بدترین ریڈز ، گرفتاریوں اور فسطائیت کے باوجود تحریک انصاف پنجاب نے وزیراعظم عمران خان صاحب اور بشری بی بی کی سزاؤں کے خلاف اپنا پرامن احتجاج ریکارڈ کروایا!!
پچھلے منگل اڈیالہ سے لے کر آج صبح تک جو ظلم پی ٹی آئی والوں کے ساتھ ہو رہا ہے!
اس کی مثال نہیں ملتی ! pic.twitter.com/75UCStuHm2— Aliya Hamza Malik (@aliya_hamza) December 22, 2025
Sindh stands with Imran Khan. All over the province people took to the streets against the Kangaroo court decision to sentence Imran Khan and his wife in another bogus case. #سٹریٹ_موومنٹ_کی_تیاری_پکڑیں pic.twitter.com/CXTk5sMHwK
— PTI USA Official (@PTIOfficialUSA) December 22, 2025
Former cabinet member Kamran Khan Bangash termed the verdict “baseless” and politically motivated. He warned that interference in the judiciary, politics, bureaucracy, and parliament could lead the country toward chaos. He also stressed PTI’s support for the armed forces when acting within their constitutional role.
PTI provincial deputy information secretary Ikram Khattan accused the government of operating under an “undeclared martial law” and claimed the judiciary had been paralysed after the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments. He said other politicians had also received Toshakhana gifts but were never questioned, portraying the sentence as a political attack on Khan.
Protests were also held in Mansehra, Mohmand, and Bajaur, where rallies featured banners, placards, and slogans against the federal government. Party leaders including Kamal Saleem Swati, Sajid Khan Mohmand, Mahboob Sher, and Malik Naveed Ahmad led the demonstrations. Participants condemned the sentences as unjust and vowed to spread Imran Khan’s message nationwide.
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PTI workers described the verdict as a blow to Pakistan’s justice system and emphasized the need for unity against what they perceive as politically motivated persecution. Demonstrators across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demanded the government review the ruling and respect constitutional processes.