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Park in South Mumbai, India
Gowalia Tank Maidan, officially renamed August Kranti Maidan, is a park in Grant Road West, in South Mumbai, in which Mahatma Gandhi issued the Quit India speech on 8 August 1942. It decreed that unless the British left India immediately, mass agitations would take place.
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Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. As a cricketer, he captained the Pakistan national cricket team to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. After retiring from cricket, he established the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Pakistan's first cancer hospital. He is the founder of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and was its chairman from 1996 to 2023.
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Capital of Maharashtra, India
Mumbai, also known as Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India. Located on the Konkan coast along the west coast of India, it has a deep natural harbour. As per the 2011 Census of India, it is the most populous city proper in India, with a population of almost 12.5 million, while the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world, has a population of over 20 million.
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The actor has been vocal about the protests and showed his solidarity in previous protest marches too. | Bollywood
Actor Imran Khan was detained by Mumbai Police at August Kranti Maidan during a protest supporting CJP’s demands.
Actor Imran Khan, girlfriend Lekha Washington, and cousin Zayn Marie were detained by Mumbai Police outside August Kranti Maidan on Saturday after they participated in the Cockroach Janata Party protests.