Pakistan’s Capital Is Turned Upside Down by Unending Protests
Residents of Islamabad are tiring of regular demonstrations demanding the release of the former prime minister Imran Khan, with the marches leading to clashes with security forces.
A capital on lockdown, internet blackouts and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan?
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through barricades around the capital Tuesday and marched into Islamabad, clashing with security forces and demanding his release.
Nearly 1,000 held in Pakistan after pro-Khan protests
Pakistani authorities arrested nearly 1,000 supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan who stormed the capital this week to demand his release, the city's police chief said on Wednesday.
Imran Khan Supporters Breach Locked Down Pakistan Capital as Protests Turn Deadly
At least six people have died in protest-related violence as supporters seeking Imran Khan’s release from prison broke through barriers meant to lock down Islamabad.
Pakistan Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown on Protests Backing Ex-Leader
More than 600 people were arrested in an overnight crackdown on supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister in Islamabad, the police said on Wednesday. The crackdown brought a swift end to the protests that have gripped Islamabad,
Imran Khan Party Says Crackdown Started on Protest in Islamabad
Pakistan’s government has launched a crackdown and arrested several protesters of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party that started a sit-in in Islamabad to demand his release from jail, according to the opposition political party.
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Lockdown in Pakistan’s capital ends after police disperse protestors demanding release of Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country ... Khan’s wife, ...
Pakistan government's midnight crackdown ends protest by Imran Khan's party in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A midnight crackdown by the security personnel forced the supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to ...
Hours after deadly clashes and crackdown, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s party calls off Islamabad protest
PTI also claimed that eight of its workers have allegedly been killed, though police claimed that six people, including four ...
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Faisal Vawada foresees ban on PTI after 'violent' Islamabad protest
Senator Faisal Vawda has expressed concern over the recent violence in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s thee-day long protest that ...
Pakistan protest: Big development in Islamabad as Imran Khan's party....
The PTI protestors were met with intense tear gas upon reaching Islamabad's D-Chowk following ... for violence rather than ...
Imran Khan supporters call off protest after crackdown
Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former prime minister ...
Protests to free jailed former Pakistan PM Khan called off for now after deadly clashes
Protests to free former Pakistan PM Imran Khan paused Wednesday as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned protesters that ...
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Pakistan Police Detain 954 As Imran Khan Supporters Defy Authorities And March Into Islamabad
Islamabad Police Inspector General Ali Nasir Rizvi confirmed that 954 individuals had been arrested between Sunday and ...