Historical context: this article concerns PTI political activity in May 2022.

Core committee meeting in Peshawar

PTI’s core committee met in Peshawar on May 22, 2022 to decide the timing and preparations for the party’s planned march toward Islamabad.

After the meeting, PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan announced that the march would begin on May 25.

PTI’s stated demands

Khan said the party was seeking dissolution of the National Assembly and the announcement of a date for general elections. Those were PTI’s stated political demands at the time and should be understood as the party’s position rather than neutral findings about the government.

The planned march became a major political confrontation later that week, with authorities imposing restrictions and the courts becoming involved in questions surrounding the protest.