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Pakistan Locks Down Capital to Thwart Imran Khan Protest March
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Pakistan deployed security personnel and blocked roads with shipping containers in Islamabad ahead of a planned protest march by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who have called for his release. Public gatherings were banned in the capital. Khan was arrested in August 2023 and has faced multiple criminal charges, including corruption allegations, which he has denied.
