Pakistani police Monday fired tear gas canisters at supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to stop them from entering the capital, where they hoped to stage a sit-in to demand his release,

A Pakistani security officer says police have arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in Islamabad to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison

Protesters demanding the release of Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan reached the edge of the nation’s capital, authorities said late Monday night, overcoming efforts by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ‘s government to stifle the nationwide protests.

Pakistan's capital was put under a security lockdown on Sunday ahead of protests by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan calling for his release. Highways leading to Islamabad through which supporters of Khan,

Pakistan has put the capital Islamabad under lockdown as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan marched towards the city to demand his release, in the latest threat to the legitimacy of the military-backed government.

Pakistani authorities arrested over 4,000 supporters of Imran Khan, including five parliamentarians, ahead of a rally demanding the release of the former prime minister from prison, where he has been held for over a year.

A Pakistani security officer says police have arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in Islamabad to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison. Khan has been behind