Imran Khan’s Supporters End Protests After Pakistan Crackdown
- Pakistan former PM Khan supporters arrested from protest site
- Interior ministry says protesters forced to leave Islamabad
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Pakistan’s opposition party of former prime minister Imran Khan ended its protest in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday as the government arrested hundreds of its supporters in an overnight crackdown after two days of deadly demonstrations.
The “law enforcement force cleared the main avenue” in Islamabad, according to a statement by the interior ministry early morning. Top leaders of Khan’s party including his wife Bushra Bibi and Ali Amin Gandapur who were leading the protest, escaped from the area, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters after the crackdown.