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.
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.
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.
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 extreme measures will be used if they enter the capital Islamabad.
Pakistan confirms arrests of Afghan national during Imran Khan protests
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that Afghan nationals had been arrested during protests by Imran Khan’s supporters in Islamabad. She stated that the Ministry of Interior would soon release details about the identities and number of those arrested.
Nearly 1,000 Held in Deadly Pakistan Protests for Ex-PM Khan's Release
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party suspended street protests demanding his release from jail after a sweeping midnight raid by security forces in the capital Islamabad in which hundreds of people were arrested, local media reported on Wednesday.
At least 6 killed in Pakistan’s capital during protests demanding ex-premier Imran Khan’s release
Thousands of security forces poured into central Islamabad in an attempt to quell protests in support of Khan that have gripped the capital.
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,
‘This will be a showdown between the military and Imran Khan’: Former ambassador reacts to Pakistan protests
Following massive protests in Pakistan demanding the release of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, Paula Newton speaks with ...
Pakistan says security forces handled Imran Khan supporters ‘without live ammunition’
Pakistan home ministry said despite the Islamabad high court's ordering PTI to hold a protest at Sangjani, the party ...
Pakistan Protests Turn Violent as Officer Killed, Dozens of People Injured
Protests in Pakistan turned violent this week as one police officer was killed and dozens of other people were injured.
Imran Khan and wife face terrorism charges amid deadly protests in Pakistan
The unrest coincided with renewed sectarian violence in Kurram district, where eight more people were killed on Thursday ...
‘House of Cards’: How Imran Khan’s ‘final call’ deepens uncertainty in Pakistan
Khan frames his movement as one to restore ‘true democracy’ and ‘justice’ in Pakistan, despite his own contradictions and ...
Women are playing key roles in protests across South Asia. The backlash they face is often heavily gendered
After the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital and medical college in West Bengal in August, thousands of women ...
'A train wreck in slow motion': How PTI protests exposed Pakistan's faultlines
The recent political protests in Pakistan, led by Imran Khan's PTI, ended in chaos after a forceful crackdown by security ...
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Pakistan PM vows zero tolerance on future protests amid allegations of police brutality
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his government will show "zero tolerance" towards anyone inciting violent ...