Pakistan locks down capital, suspends cellphones to thwart opposition rally

Pakistan: Police arrest 30 PTI supporters, book 200 including Imran Khan with terrorism

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.

Amid ongoing protests by ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s party, mobile services remain suspended in Rawalpindi, Islamabad for third day

Mobile services remain suspended in Rawalpindi and Islamabad for third day amid PTI protest, road closures, and increased security measures also reported.

Islamabad policeman passes away after being injured in weekend clashes: police

Police say Abdul Hameed Shah was posted at Chungi No 26 on law and order duty; was due to retire in 3 months.

Cop injured during PTI Islamabad protest succumbs to injuries

ISLAMABAD: The cop who sustained injuries during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests in Islamabad succumbed to injuries, ARY News reported. As per details, the martyred policeman identified as Constable Abdul Hamid Shah was a resident of Abbottabad and had been serving in the investigation wing since 1988. According to reports, Constable Shah was posted at the 26 number Chungi and was attacked by protestors after kidnapping him. The martyred…

Supporters of jailed ex-PM rally in Pakistan despite police crackdown

Demonstrators rally, demanding Imran Khan be released from jail despite a ban on protests and police crackdown.Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have rallied in Islamabad to push for Khan’s release as the police blocked roads, cut off mobile internet and fired tear gas to deter the protesters. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Saturday claimed that the party leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province, Ali Amin Gand…

Protests erupt in Islamabad as supporters rally for former Pakistani PM Imran Khan - Türkiye Today

Incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s supporters on Saturday flooded Pakistan’s capital Islamabad despite blocked roads and the police using tear gas. Thousands of members of Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who spent last night on the Islamabad-Peshawar motorway, arrived in the city this afternoon. Police resisted and fired huge tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse protesters while enraged activists also threw b…