Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who demanded his release from prison.

Nov 26, 2024 · Pakistan security forces launched a night-time operation Tuesday to disperse thousands of supporters of the country’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after the crowd broke through...

Nov 27, 2024 · Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through a ring of shipping containers blocking off the capital on Tuesday, and battled security forces despite a government threat to respond with gunfire. Six people have died in …

Nov 25, 2024 · Imran Khan has issued a defiant statement from his jail cell, urging supporters to stay peaceful and united, and "stand firm until our demands are met". "I have a message for those threatening...

Oct 4, 2024 · Pakistani authorities have placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a …

Nov 26, 2024 · Police in Pakistan clashed with thousands of Imran Khan supporters as they marched towards the capital Islamabad to demand his release, defying a lockdown and a ban on rallies. The former...

May 9, 2023 · Mr Khan was arrested by security forces at the High Court in the capital, Islamabad. Dramatic footage showed dozens of officers arriving and detaining the 70-year-old, who was bundled into a...

Nov 24, 2024 · Pakistan’s capital has been placed under a security lockdown to prevent supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching to Islamabad as part of the nationwide protests to...

Nov 25, 2024 · At least one policeman has been killed and more than 50 injured, Pakistan’s authorities say, as officials try to stop thousands of opposition protesters reaching Islamabad. Scores of supporters...

Nov 25, 2024 · At least one policeman has been killed and more than 50 injured, Pakistan’s authorities say, as officials try to stop thousands of opposition protesters reaching Islamabad. Scores of supporters...