Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital

Reported by The Guardian World · 1 hour ago · Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

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Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI party demands release of jailed former PMLeaders from Imran Khan’s party have vowed to go ahead with a nationwide demonstration in Pakistan to demand the former prime minister’s release, even as the government deployed tens of…

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