Pakistani authorities block roads and suspend cellphone services ahead of anti-government rally in Islamabad.

Pakistani authorities have taken strict measures to prevent a rally in Islamabad by supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Key roads have been blocked with shipping containers, cellphone services suspended, and additional police deployed. Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, is demanding his release, asserting the government's claims of electoral fraud against the ruling coalition. Despite the ban on gatherings, supporters plan to march, raising tensions in the capital.

October 04, 2024
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