Life in Islamabad began to return to normal on Wednesday after a grand operation to disperse Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters was completed,

He said over two hundred vehicles were impounded and weapons of different sorts including pistols and Klashinkovs were recovered from the protestors. The Inspector General said search operation is still continuing. He said terrorism will not be allowed under the guise of protest.

Frantic escape by party leaders during a security crackdown could hurt the PTI. But the government faces questions too.

The government blocked most major roads with shipping containers, and police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in riot gear.

Protesters clashing with Pakistani authorities are demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan

The charges stem from violent protests across the country in which supporters of Khan took to the streets to demand his release.

Pakistan’s government has launched a crackdown and arrested several protesters of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party that started a sit-in in Islamabad to demand his release from jail, according to the opposition political party.

The unrest coincided with renewed sectarian violence in Kurram district, where eight more people were killed on Thursday following deadly clashes earlier this month. View on euronews

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters reached the heart of Pakistan’s capital on Tuesday after removing barricades and battling police in clashes that killed six security personnel and injured dozens.