On October 28, Khan embarked upon the largest long march in the country s history from Liberty Square in Lahore to Islamabad to demand early elections, with the procession expected to reach the capital on November 11. He was targeted during an ongoing rally.
The participants at the events raised the demand for fixing the minimum wage at Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 50,000 per month, an increase in workers' salaries keeping in view the inflation, doubling the pension and withdrawing all recent increases in the tariffs of water, electricity and petroleum products.