Imran urges party workers to register for 'Jail Bharo Tehreek' voluntarily.

Ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Monday appealed to PTI workers to register with the party's district presidents for the 'Jail Bharo Tehreek' (court arrest drive), vowing to launch the movement within a few days.

Imran had announced the movement last week after apparently running out of options to press the PML-N-led government to hold elections in two provinces - Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - and stop it from 'political victimisation'.

'Now we have two ways - one to come on roads and go for wheel-jam but it will hurt Pakistan economically. The other is to allow this imported government to have its desire to put us behind bars fulfilled by the 'Jail Bharo Tehreek',' the PTI chief said in a televised address from his residence in Lahore's Zaman Park on Saturday.

In a video address released today, Imran said he wanted the PTI district presidents to begin the registration process and called on volunteers to come forward.

'First I want volunteers to register,' he said. 'Then I will give a date in a few days on which day we will begin the 'Jail Bharo Tehreek'.'

At the same time, Imran also called on the public to join the movement, saying that it was a 'peaceful protest'. 'You're not doing politics [...] you are fighting a jihad.'

The PTI chief said the movement would also help to achieve 'Haqeeqi Jamhooriyat' (real democracy) where there would be rule of law. He added that only this could help the country out of the current crisis.

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