Pakistan tightens security ahead of march planned by Imran Khan’s party
Authorities deployed nearly 35,000 additional police and paramilitary personnel and closed two highways as PTI leaders vowed to proceed with the march.
- On Wednesday, Pakistan curbed access to Islamabad by blocking major highways with shipping containers and deploying tens of thousands of security forces ahead of a march planned by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned on Monday that police were authorized to respond forcefully if the march turns violent, with nearly 35,000 additional police and paramilitary personnel stationed around the capital.
- Provincial authorities requested deployment of paramilitary Rangers across four districts: three companies in Rawalpindi, five wings in Attock, and one company each in Jhelum and Mianwali.
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party chairman Gohar Khan declared the march would proceed despite the blockade, while the security deployment underscores deep divisions between the party and military-backed government in the 240 million-person nation.
- Khan, ousted in a 2022 no-confidence vote, claims to be a political prisoner; the PTI's previous large-scale protest two years ago ended in deadly clashes with security forces.
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Pakistan tightens security ahead of march planned by Imran Khan’s party
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan curbed access on Wednesday to its capital, Islamabad, ahead of a march planned by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, blocking major highways with shipping containers and deploy...
Pakistan tightens security ahead of march planned by Imran Khan's party
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23 - Pakistan curbed access on Wednesday to its capital, Islamabad, ahead of a march planned by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, blocking major highways with shipping containers and deploying tens of thousands of security forces. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Govt tightens security ahead of PTI long march in Attock
ATTOCK - The government is taking various steps to prevent the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from holding a long march for the release of its leader as the political situation in the district and across the province remains tense.
Punjab Seeks Rangers Deployment in Four Districts to Strengthen Security
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to seek the deployment of Pakistan Rangers in four districts of the province to strengthen law and order and provide additional support for security arrangements. According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department, a formal request has been sent to the federal Ministry of Interior seeking the deployment […]
The Punjab provincial government in Pakistan has written to the federal interior ministry for the deployment of Rangers in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Mianwali. According to the Punjab government’s letter, the request to deploy Rangers has been made ‘in view of the expected law and order situation’. A spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department…
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