Pakistani police clash with thousands of Imran Khan supporters marching to capital to demand his release
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Clashes between members of Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and the police occurred near Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local reports said. open image in gallery Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the Red Zone area blocked with shipping containers ahead of a protest rally by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Islamabad “Internet and mobile services will continue to operate as usual in the rest of the country,” the posts said. PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram said Mr Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, was on her way to Islamabad in a convoy led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister, Ali Amin Gandapur. open image in gallery Passengers rush on trains after authorities blocked the motorways on the eve of the protest call by the opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaft to demand release of former prime minister Imran Khan Interior minister, Mr Naqvi announced that Islamabad’s Red Zone, home to key government buildings and the target for Mr Khan’s supporters, has been sealed off, warning that “anyone reaching it will be arrested”.