ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad on Friday in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally seeking his release.
BYISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad on Friday in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally seeking his release.
Videos posted online showed police placing shipping containers on bridges and roads on a key highway near the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Khan's party holds power. Officials said the provincial government mobilized heavy machinery to remove the blockades. Khan's supporters plan to march from the province to Islamabad, defying a ban on rallies imposed this week.
The suspension of cellphone service in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Friday disrupted communications and affected basic services such as online banking, ride and food delivery services. Many people faced difficulties traveling because of the obstacles placed on the roads. Sharif's government says Khan's party wants to weaken the country's economy by staging violent protests despite the threat posed by the Pakistani Taliban, who have stepped up attacks in recent years.
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