# PTI long march route: Lakki Marwat today, Khairabad on 8 October, every stop and road

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Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 4 Oct 2026
Updated: 4 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 4 Oct 2026

> The five-day march leaves Gandi Chowk at 1pm Sunday after government talks broke down. Here is where it stops each night and which roads will be slow.

The **PTI long march** sets off today, **Sunday 4 October, at 1pm from Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat**, and plans to reach **Khairabad on the Indus on Thursday 8 October**, where the party says it will announce its next step. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister **Sohail Afridi** posted the five-day schedule on X in the early hours of Sunday, after the second round of government-opposition talks at Parliament House ended in deadlock, [Dawn reported](https://www.dawn.com/news/2034465).

## PTI long march route, day by day

| Day | Leaves | Overnight stop | Joining |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sun 4 Oct | Gandi Chowk, Lakki Marwat, 1pm | Karak | Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South and North Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat |
| Mon 5 Oct | Karak, 12:30pm | Kohat | Karak |
| Tue 6 Oct | Kohat | Near Matani, Peshawar | Kohat, Hangu, Kurram, Orakzai |
| Wed 7 Oct | Budh Bair, Peshawar, 12:30pm | Charsadda Interchange | Khyber district; Peshawar at Kohat Road bridge and the motorway toll plaza |
| Thu 8 Oct | Charsadda Interchange, 12:30pm | Khairabad | Charsadda, Mohmand |

Source: the schedule as published by [Daily Pakistan](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/04-Oct-2026/kp-cm-sohail-afridi-shares-pti-long-march-schedule-as-talks-fail) and Dawn, 4 October 2026.

## Roads to expect delays on

The plan does not name road closures, but the stops trace a clear line. Expect slow traffic and crowds on the **Indus Highway (N-55) between Lakki Marwat, Karak and Kohat** from Sunday to Tuesday, on the **Kohat road into Peshawar** on Tuesday and Wednesday, around the **Peshawar motorway toll plaza and Charsadda Interchange** on Wednesday, and towards **Khairabad on the GT Road**, at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab boundary near Attock, on Thursday. Travellers between Peshawar and Islamabad should check the latest from Motorway Police before setting out on 7 and 8 October.

## What the government says

PM's Adviser on Political Affairs **Rana Sanaullah** has said the march will not be allowed to enter Islamabad, and was quoted by Dawn as saying "even if they do not postpone it, we have arrangements in place to stop them". PTI interim chairman **Barrister Gohar Khan** said the march would go ahead. The talks stalled over access to Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi and over counterterrorism in KP, according to Dawn's account of statements from both sides. PTI supporters have pledged the march will be peaceful, [The Express Tribune reported](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632854/k-p-cm-unveils-five-day-march-plan).

## Already hitting freight and prices

Goods transport felt it before the first step. Some Karachi operators stopped trucks going beyond Gujranwala, and containers have piled up in Karachi, with demurrage of **Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 per container a day**, [The Express Tribune reported](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632886/long-march-fears-snarl-freight-traffic). The Karachi Goods Carrier Association said vehicles had been stopped since around 5 September, when police began requisitioning them; more than 2,000 were taken in September. Transport costs were already up **27.43% year on year** in September's inflation figures. Goods carriers have also called a separate wheel-jam strike from 10 October ([details](/news/business/transporters-strike-from-10-october-goods-carriers-threaten-nationwide-wheel-jam)).

If you are planning a long drive this week, our [fuel cost calculator](/tools/cars/fuel-cost-calculator) works out the trip at today's [petrol price](/data/petrol-price). We will update this page as the march moves and as any closures are notified.

## Frequently asked questions

**When does the PTI long march start?**

Sunday 4 October 2026 at 1pm from Gandi Chowk, Lakki Marwat. It stops overnight at Karak, Kohat, near Matani and Charsadda Interchange before reaching Khairabad on 8 October.

**Will the PTI long march enter Islamabad?**

The published schedule ends at Khairabad on 8 October, where PTI says it will announce its next step. Rana Sanaullah has said the march will not be allowed to enter Islamabad.

## Sources

- Official outcome of govt-opposition talks awaited after hours-long meeting (Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2034465
- KP CM Sohail Afridi shares PTI Long March Schedule as talks fail (Daily Pakistan): https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/04-Oct-2026/kp-cm-sohail-afridi-shares-pti-long-march-schedule-as-talks-fail
- K-P CM unveils five-day march plan (The Express Tribune): https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632854/k-p-cm-unveils-five-day-march-plan
- Long march fears snarl freight traffic (The Express Tribune): https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632886/long-march-fears-snarl-freight-traffic

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