Pakistani security forces raid supporters of Imran Khan after unrest in Islamabad
More than 50,000 people had earlier forced their way into capital to demand former prime minister’s release
Pakistani security forces have launched a sweeping midnight raid on supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan who had earlier forced their way through security barriers and entered Islamabad.
Thousands of protesters had gathered in the centre of the capital after a convoy, led by Khan’s wife, broke through several lines of security all the way to the edge of the city’s highly fortified red zone.
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