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Pakistan seals Islamabad roads to block marches demanding Imran Khan's release

Police shut major highways and deploy thousands of containers as PTI supporters plan a September 27 march into the capital.

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What to know

  • Police are sealing major highways into Islamabad indefinitely, with about 2,000 containers and nearly 30,000 security personnel deployed to block PTI's planned September 27 march for Imran Khan's release.
  • Authorities arrested Khan's sisters and other relatives, and the interior minister warned PTI against proceeding with the protest.
  • A separate Jamaat-e-Islami march against fuel-price hikes was postponed after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested a meeting with its leader.
  • PTI maintains the march is a constitutional right and is pressing ahead despite the road closures.

“I will say again that there is still time; they should not go into this situation.”

Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan's Interior Minister · Al Jazeera ↗ · Sep 20

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Pakistan seals Islamabad roads to block marches demanding Imran Khan's release
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    Police close major highways into Islamabad indefinitely

    Police began sealing the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway, Islamabad-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway and Grand Trunk Road, with about 2,000 containers placed around the capital and at key bridges and nearly 30,000 security personnel deployed in Attock district, to stop PTI's planned September 27 march.

    “the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, on the other hand, says peaceful protest is their constitutional right; they want the release of their leader Imran Khan from jail, and they say they’re doing this in order to uphold the constitution.”
    — Kamal Hyder
    1. 1 outlet Pakistan seals roads to Islamabad before protests for Imran Khan’s release

      first by Al Jazeera, 1d ago

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    Al Jazeera reports Islamabad roads being sealed with containers

    Al Jazeera reported Pakistan sealing roads into Islamabad and deploying about 1,500 containers ahead of fuel-price protests, farmers' marches and PTI rallies demanding Khan's release.

    “Pakistan seals roads into Islamabad, deploying 1,500 containers ahead of fuel-price protests, farmers’ marches and PTI rallies demanding Imran Khan’s release.”
    — @AJEnglish

    • Pakistan seals roads into Islamabad, deploying 1,500 containers ahead of fuel-price protests, farmers’ marches and PTI rallies demanding Imran Khan’s release. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports.

      @AJEnglishX1d ago4.0k▲view on X ↗
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    Jamaat-e-Islami postpones its march after PM's request — After reaching Multan on Monday night, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman said on Tuesday the party would postpone its march until he could meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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    Interior Minister Naqvi warns PTI against the protest — Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned PTI not to proceed with its planned march, saying such action would achieve nothing.

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    Jamaat-e-Islami launches separate fuel-price march — Opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami began its own march from Karachi to Islamabad protesting a levy on petroleum of more than 100 rupees per litre, warning the protest could grow into a campaign to topple the government.

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    Police arrest Khan's sisters ahead of planned march — Police arrested Khan's sister Aleema Khan at her home in Lahore under a public order law; two other sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, and other relatives were also arrested.

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    Imran Khan jailed following convictions his party calls political — Khan has been jailed since August 2023 following a series of convictions his party, PTI, calls politically motivated; all but one have since been suspended or overturned on appeal.