A charred lorry, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan - it was all that remained of a massive protest led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, that had sent the entire capital into lockdown.

The unrest coincided with renewed sectarian violence in Kurram district, where eight more people were killed on Thursday following deadly clashes earlier this month.View on euronews

Pakistan's capital Islamabad was gripped by violence on Tuesday as protesters demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces near the parliament.

Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said a “massacre” unfolded in Pakistan and the armed forces fired live rounds, killing “hundreds of people” and many injured with gunshot wounds. It did not give a number as to how many were killed.

Pakistani authorities are attempting to arrest Bushra Bibi, wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, for failing to attend court in a corruption case involving 190 million pounds. Despite an arrest attempt at her Peshawar residence,

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to arrest former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, concerning a GBP 190 million reference. A NAB team from Rawalpindi, with assistance from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police,

Bushra Bibi, who previously avoided the spotlight, has taken centre stage in her husband Imran Khan’s political party during its protest march to Islamabad that have led to deadly clashes with security forces.