It mentioned the jailed chief’s third spouse, Bushra Bibi, and a key aide, Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have been main a march that arrived simply exterior Islamabad on Sunday night time.
The federal government has used transport containers to dam main roads and streets in Islamabad, with patrols of police and paramilitary personnel in riot gear.
Officers and witnesses mentioned all public transport between cities and terminals had additionally been shut down within the jap province to maintain away the protesters,
Provincial Data Minister Uzma Bukhari mentioned about 80 of Khan’s supporters had been arrested.
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif advised native Geo Information TV that the federal government sought talks with leaders of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) get together to settle down the scenario. “It was a honest try I have to say nevertheless it did not yield any outcomes,” he mentioned.