Security officials say they expect between 9,000-11,000 demonstrators while Imran Khan's party claims the number will be much higher.
Thousands of Pakistan i supporters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested after heading to the capital, defying a lockdown.
Security officials say they expect between 9,000-11,000 demonstrators while the PTI claims the number will be much higher.The lockdown, which has been in place for two days following the call for protest, has disrupted daily life and made travel between Islamabad and other cities nearly impossible. "We are determined and we will reach Islamabad, though police are using tear gas to stop our march," Kamran Bangash, a PTI senior leader, told The Associated Press.
Protesters burned bushes to reduce the impact of tear gas shells fired by police officers at a motorway in Ghazi in Attock district.Almost 50 kilometres away from Islamabad, Ms Bibi, wearing a loose Hijab and a white head-to-toe burqa, addressed protesters while sitting in a truck, urging them to remain determined to "achieve their goal" and free Mr Khan.Mr Khan's main political opponent, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, heads the current government.
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