Islamabad, February 18 Pakistan's opposition alliance ended its days-long sit-in in the national capital on Wednesday, citing concerns about the health of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-in-Pakistan (TTAP), an alliance that includes Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, launched protests on Friday at two locations in Islamabad, including the premises of parliament and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa House building.
TTAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai led the sit-in at the premises of parliament, while Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi organised the other protest.
However, the group ended the protests, stating that it had achieved its purpose of highlighting the health issue of Khan.
"Thanks to God, there has been a slight improvement compared to the situation before, when his vision was completely lost," said Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
He demanded that Khan's personal physician should be allowed to meet him, and that Khan should be treated at the private Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad.
Elaborating on the decision to end the sit-in, he said that the group took into account the upcoming start of Ramadan, which is expected to begin on Thursday.
"And in the next stage, we can take different measures as TTAP, and we will do so as we have time," he said and urged the government to resolve the issue related to Khan’s health.
TTAP chief Achakzai,
