2022 Azadi March II

{{Short description|2022 protest march against the Pakistan government}}

{{Other uses|Azadi march (disambiguation){{!}}Azadi march}}

{{Infobox civil conflict

| title = 2022 Azadi March II

| partof = 2022–2024 Pakistan political unrest

| image = File:PTI’s Haqeeqi Azadi March II pictures 02.jpg

| caption =

| date = {{start date and age|2022|10|26}}{{snd}}26 November 2022

| place = Countrywide followed by marches to Islamabad{{Cite web |title=PTI announces nationwide protests|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/674037-PTI-announces-nationwide-protests-after-Friday-prayers|date=4 November 2022}}

| coordinates =

| causes = * No-confidence motion against Imran Khan

• Toshakhana reference case
• Regime change;{{Cite web |title=Imran Khan accuses Biden administration for being involved in 'regime change conspiracy' |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/955089-imran-khan-accuses-biden-administration-for-being-involved-in-regime-change-conspiracy |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}} Removal of Imran Khan led government{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/11/pakistan-assembly-elects-shehbaz-sharif-as-new-prime-minister|title=Pakistan assembly elects Shehbaz Sharif as new prime minister|first=Shah Meer|last=Baloch|date=April 11, 2022|newspaper=The Guardian}}
• Economic mismanagement by the government
• Shortages including Powercuts, fuel and essential items
• High Inflation and the rapid rise in the cost of living
• Corruption{{cite web|url=https://worldjusticeproject.org/sites/default/files/documents/Pakistan.pdf|title=Pakistan Ranks 129 out of 140 in Rule of Law Index|date=26 October 2022|website=worldjusticeproject.org|access-date=27 January 2024}}
• Authoritarianism
• Political censorship
• Political repression
• Nepotism{{cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174805/pakistan-faces-uncertain-future-khans-ousting-paves-way-return | title=Return to dynastic nepotism leaves Pakistan facing an uncertain future | date=22 April 2022 }}
• Horse trading {{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1680567/pti-dissidents-surface-in-sindh-house-sanctuary|title=PTI dissidents surface in Sindh House 'sanctuary'|first=Amir|last=Wasim|date=March 18, 2022|website=DAWN.COM}}
• Military intervention{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2023/08/09/imran-khan-pakistan-cypher-ukraine-russia/|title=Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan|first=Ryan Grim, Murtaza|last=Hussain|date=August 9, 2023|website=The Intercept}}
• Foreign influence
• Status quo {{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/13/elite-privilege-consumes-17-4bn-of-pakistans-economy-undp|title=Elite privilege consumes $17.4bn of Pakistan's economy: UNDP|first=Asad|last=Hashim|website=Al Jazeera}}

| goals = * Overthrow of the First Shehbaz Sharif ministry

• Dissolution of the National Assembly of Pakistan and announcement of general elections
• Appointment of new Army chief
• Free and Fair elections{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66391332|title=Imran Khan: Pakistan military is 'petrified' of elections|date=August 3, 2023|via=www.bbc.com}}
• Electoral reform
• Elimination of corruption
• Rule of law {{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/05/21/exp-gps-0521-khan-on-arrest.cnn|title=On GPS: 'There is no rule of law' in Pakistan | CNN|date=May 21, 2023|via=www.cnn.com}}
• Civilian supremacy {{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1696963|title=Civilian supremacy?|first=Umair|last=Javed|date=June 27, 2022|website=DAWN.COM}}

| methods = Protesters:

• Sit-in
• Demonstration (people)
• Protest
• Civil disobedience
• Civil resistance
• Hashtag activism
• Online activism
• Riots{{Cite web |title=PTI workers clash with police as countrywide protests breakout against attack on Imran Khan|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/450400-pti-starts-countrywide-protests-to-condemn-attack-on-imran-khan|date=4 October 2022}}
• Self-immolation{{Cite web |title=PTI workers clash with police as countrywide protests breakout against attack on Imran Khan|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/450400-pti-starts-countrywide-protests-to-condemn-attack-on-imran-khan|date=4 November 2022}}
• Stone pelting{{Cite web |title=PTI workers clash with police as countrywide protests breakout against attack on Imran Khan|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/450400-pti-starts-countrywide-protests-to-condemn-attack-on-imran-khan|date=4 November 2022}}

Government and its supporters:

• Traffic blockage in Islamabad
• Tear gas shelling
• Riot police
• Lathi charge
• Police raid on PTI activists and workers houses{{Cite web |title=police raids on PTI protesters; arrested Protesters|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2022/islamabad-police-book-pti-protesters-arrest-3-including-2-women|date=4 November 2022}}
• Mass arrest{{Cite web |title=Islamabad police book PTI protesters; arrested Protesters|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2022/islamabad-police-book-pti-protesters-arrest-3-including-2-women|date=4 November 2022}}
• Transport restrictions
• Water cannon

| side1 = * Sharif government

Supported by

• PDM
• PML(Q)
• Pakistan Armed Forces
• MQM-L
• PSP

| side2 = * PTI

Supported by

• AML
• MQM-H
• MWM
• GDA
• SIC
• MQM-H
• TLP

| leadfigures1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg}} Shehbaz Sharif (PMLN)
{{flagicon image|PMLN 2021 Flag.png}} Rana Sanaullah (PMLN)
{{flagicon image|PMLN 2021 Flag.png}} Maryam Nawaz (PMLN)
Supported by
{{flagicon image|Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg}} Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (PPP)
{{flagicon image|PKMAP flag.PNG}} Mahmood Khan Achakzai (PkMAP)
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e Islam.svg}} Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI (F))
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.svg}} Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui (MQM-P)
{{flagicon image|Pak Sarzameen Party PSP Flag.png}} Syed Mustafa Kamal (PSP)
{{flagicon image|PMLN 2021 Flag.png}} Nawaz Sharif (PMLN)
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.svg}} Altaf Hussain (MQM-L)

| leadfigures2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg}} Imran Khan
(PTI)
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg}} Shah Mahmood Qureshi (PTI)

Supported by
{{flagicon image|Awami Muslim League Pakistan flag.png}} Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad (AML)
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League.svg}} Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (PML (Q))
{{flagicon image|Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan - Flag.PNG}} Raja Nasir Abbas (MWM)
{{flagicon image|Grand Democratic Alliance flag.png}} Pir of Pagaro VIII (GDA)
{{flagicon image|Flag of MQM-Haqiqi.png}} Afaq Ahmed (MQM-H)

| notes = Other protests {{Succession links|left=Azadi March I}}

| leadfigures3 =

| howmany1 = 5,000+ policemen Before Attack Now 15,000 {{cite news|title=In a bid to deal with the PTI's 'Haqeeqi Azadi March' ARY News|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1719846/|date=10 November 2022}}

| howmany2 = 10,000 – 25,000+ protesters.{{cite news|title=PTI marks Revolutionist azadi march current analytics|url=http://dawn.com/news/760308/pti-marks-revolution-day|newspaper=Dawn|date=31 October 2022|first=Mansoor|last=Malik}}

60,000 - 70,000+ (As of 26 November in Rawalpindi)

| howmany3 =

| casualties1 = 0

| casualties2 = 4 protesters killed & Sadaf Naeem a news journalist death in accidental Incident{{Cite web |title=Woman journalist crushed to death under PTI's long march container |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/673407--Woman-journalist-crushed-to-death-after-Imran-Khan’s-container-runs-ove |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Dunya News|date=30 October 2022 }}
5+ protesters arrested{{Cite web |title=Islamabad police book PTI protesters; arrested Protesters|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2022/islamabad-police-book-pti-protesters-arrest-3-including-2-women|date=4 November 2022}}
9+ protesters Injured (including Imran Khan and Faisal Javed Khan).{{Cite news |last=Bhandari |first=Shashwat |date=3 November 2022 |title=WATCH: Moment when Imran Khan was shot by gunman during rally in Pakistan's Wazirabad |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/imran-khan-shot-by-gunman-video-long-march-pakistan-punjab-wazirabad-latest-news-2022-11-03-821078 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=indiatvnews.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=News Desk |title=PTI Chairman Imran Khan Shot As Container Comes Under Attack |work=The Friday Times |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2022/11/03/pti-chairman-imran-khan-shot-as-container-comes-under-attack/}}

| casualties3 =

| fatalities = 0

| injuries = 0

| arrests = 5 protesters arrested{{Cite web |title=Islamabad police book PTI protesters; arrest 3 including 2 women|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2022/islamabad-police-book-pti-protesters-arrest-3-including-2-women|date=4 November 2022}}

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The 2022 Azadi March II ({{Langx|ur|آزادی مارچ|lit=Freedom March|translit=Āzādī Mārch}}) 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