Islamabad's streets are empty after supporters of jailed former PM Imran Khan call off their protest:: November 27, 2024:: Islamabad, Pakistan:: Waseem Malik, Local resident“There was a stampede during the midnight operation and a few protestors managed to escape,

Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a day after marching on central Islamabad. Protesters had vowed not to leave the capital until Khan's release.

The party of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan suspended street protests seeking his release, it said on Wednesday, following media reports of hundreds of arrests by security forces in a sweeping midnight raid in the capital.