2022 Azadi March II

2022 Azadi March II
2022 Azadi March II
Part of 2022–2023 Pakistan political unrest
Date	28 October 2022 – 26 November 2022
Location	Countrywide followed by marches to Islamabad
Caused by	No-confidence motion; Toshakhana reference case; Regime change; Economic mismanagement by the government; Shortages including Powercuts, fuel and essential items; High Inflation and the rapid rise in the cost of living; Corruption; Authoritarianism; Political censorship; Political repression; Nepotism;
Goals	Overthrow of the Sharif government; Dissolution of the National Assembly and announcement of general elections; Appointment of new Army chief; A snap election; Electoral reform; Elimination of corruption;
Methods	Protesters: Sit-in; Demonstrations; Protest; Civil disobedience; Civil resistance; Hashtag activism; Online activism; Riots; Self-immolation; Stone pelting; Government and its supporters: Traffic blockage in Islamabad; Tear gas shelling; Riot police; Lathi charge; Police raid on PTI activists and workers houses; Mass arrest; Transport restrictions; Water cannon;
Parties
Sharif government; Supported by Pakistan Democratic Movement; Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (Shujaat wing; Pakistan Armed Forces;	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf; Supported by Awami Muslim League; Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (Elahi wing - later to join PTI); Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen; Grand Democratic Alliance;
Lead figures
	Shahbaz Sharif (PML-N); Rana Sanaullah (PML-N); Maryam Nawaz (PML-N); Supported by; Asif Ali Zardari (PPP); Mahmood Khan Achakzai (PkMAP); Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI-F) Imran Khan (PTI) (WIA) ; Supported by; Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad (AML); Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (PML-Q); Raja Nasir Abbas (MWM); Pir Pagaro (GDA); Muhammad Khan Sherani (JUI-P)
Number
5,000+ policemen Before Attack Now 15,000	10,000 – 25,000+ protesters. 60,000 - 70,000+ (As of 26 November in Rawalpindi)
Casualties and losses
0	4 protesters killed & Sadaf Naeem a news journalist death in accidental Incident; 5+ protesters arrested; 9+ protesters Injured (including Imran Khan and Faisal Javed Khan).
	Other protests

The 2022 Azadi March II (Urdu: آزادی مارچ, romanized: Āzādī Mārch, lit. 'Freedom March') was a protest march led by Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, from Lahore to Islamabad against the Shehbaz Sharif ministry. It succeeded 2022 Azadi March I, which took place in May.

There was an attempted assassination of Imran Khan during the early days of the march. Khan decided to push for the dissolution of the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to force early elections instead of continuing the march. Continued dispute between PTI and the federal government of Pakistan on the holding of elections leading to arbitration at the Supreme Court

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