Leaders of Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan began a sit-in protest on Friday demanding that Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, be transferred to a hospital for proper medical care. They announced the protest would continue until Khan is moved to Shifa International Hospital for eye treatment. The demonstration started after Friday prayers outside the Parliament building in Islamabad.

Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan led the sit-in, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohel Afridi and other PTI leaders held a separate protest at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House. Police were deployed at both locations to maintain order. Senate opposition leader Nasir Abbas told reporters that the protest would continue until their demand is met.

Imran Khan is currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail, where opposition leaders claim he has only 15 percent vision remaining in his right eye and accuse authorities of neglecting his medical treatment.