Pakistan, Imran Khan

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 ends lockdown of its capital after Imran Khan supporters are dispersed by police
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.
Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan call off protest, his party says
The party of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan suspended street protests seeking his release, it said on Wednesday, following media reports of hundreds of arrests by security forces in a sweeping midnight raid in the capital.
Pakistan Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown on Protests Backing Ex-Leader
The crackdown brought a swift end to the protests that have gripped Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, this week ever since thousands of people gathered in the city to demand the release of Imran Khan, the former prime minister. Mr. Khan has been in prison since last August on charges that his party claims are politically motivated.
One killed and dozens injured as Pakistan police clash with former leader's supporters
Authorities had locked down the capital, Islamabad, to prevent a protest in support of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains highly popular.
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 Chaos: Nearly 1,000 Arrested in Demand for Imran Khan’s Release Amid Violent Clashes
In Pakistan, nearly 1,000 people have been arrested after violent clashes erupted during protests demanding the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The protests, which began over the weekend,
Pakistan dispatch: Imran Khan protests called off after bloody government crackdown in Islamabad
Rabia Shuja holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from Griffith College, Dublin and is Chief Correspondent for JURIST in Pakistan. She reports from Islamabad.  On Wednesday, Imran Khan’s

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