Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- As a court sentenced him to jail in the Toshakhana-II case, former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday issued a call for a nationwide protest besides announcing his intention to challenge the verdict in the Islamabad High Court.
The PTI chief does not have access to his social media handles in jail.
"I have sent a message to [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister] Sohail Afridi to prepare for the street movement. The entire nation will have to rise for its rights," he said as per the account of the conversation between the PTI leader and his lawyer posted on X.
He said his sentence in this case did not come as a surprise, but he had asked his legal team to move the high court against the decision. "Like the baseless d...