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.
Islamabad was under lockdown, roads were blocked, and mobile data was suspended in certain areas. Clashes between members of Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the police occurred near Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local reports said.
