Imran Khan Supporters Rally in Pakistan Despite Ban, Arrests
- Opposition leader called protest for release of jailed members
- Protest seen as biggest since government took power this year
Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan rally demanding in Peshawar on Nov. 24.
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Pakistan’s authorities have arrested hundreds of supporters of incarcerated leader Imran Khan amid skirmishes with the police in multiple cities and blocked highways after the former premier’s call to converge in the capital Islamabad.
The biggest convoy led by Khan’s top leaders from the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has removed roadblocks on the highway and about 25 kilometers outside the capital, according to posts by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on X on Monday. The police is ready to block the rally from entering Islamabad, local media has reported.