PAKISTAN's capital was locked down on Saturday, swarmed by security forces with mobile internet cut as supporters of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan attempted to seize the streets in protest.
PAKISTAN's capital was locked down on Saturday, swarmed by security forces with mobile internet cut as supporters of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan attempted to seize the streets in protest.Sidelined by dozens of legal cases, Khan was barred from standing in the February elections that were marred by allegations of rigging.His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has defied a crackdown to needle the government with regular demonstrations.
Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan take part in a protest in Lahore on Oct. 5, 2024. AFP PHOTOPTI activists began driving to Islamabad on Friday from his powerbase in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, but were met with shipping container roadblocks and volleys of tear gas.
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