Hours after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced to call off its much-touted do-or-die protest, Islamabad police have filed eight different cases against the former ruling party's leaders

Frantic escape by party leaders during a security crackdown could hurt the PTI. But the government faces questions too.

PTI also claimed that eight of its workers have allegedly been killed, though police claimed that six people, including four paramilitary forces, have died in the protest.