Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the opposition party founded by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, has announced a nationwide protest rally in Islamabad on 27 September to demand Khan's release and what the party calls the "supremacy of the Constitution." The Islamabad High Court has formed a larger bench to hear a legal challenge filed by a local trader who argues the demonstration will disrupt traffic and business in the capital, with the next hearing scheduled for 10 September. Authorities have summoned police chiefs and senior officials from multiple provinces to appear in court, reflecting growing government unease after a November 2024 PTI march on Islamabad turned violent, leaving several people dead and causing an estimated Rs240 million in damages.