Pakistani Inside Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday mentioned the federal government approved the deployment of military troops within the capital, Islamabad.
It got here as 1000’s of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Islamabad, in response to native media, for a significant rally and have been anticipated to march on parliament.
Sanaullah mentioned troops would shield buildings such as the Supreme Courtroom, the parliament, the prime minister’s home and the presidency.
On Wednesday, police fired tear gasoline and scuffled with stone-throwing protesters who sought to march to the parliament.
Authorities had additionally blocked all main roads forward of Wednesday’s rallies, whereas Khan known as on his supporters to avoid any blockades.
The measures have been introduced following the killing of a policeman on Tuesday throughout a raid on the house of a key Khan supporter.
Supreme Courtroom reverses ban on march
The federal government had tried to close down the deliberate march, however the Supreme Courtroom gave it the inexperienced mild afterward Wednesday.
Nonetheless, the court docket solely allowed the rally to go forward at a particularly allotted public grounds. It additionally ordered that protesters disperse after an handle by Khan.
His lawyer was additionally requested to make sure that the protest stay peaceable.
Khan, who was faraway from workplace after a no-confidence vote in April, had known as for the protests. The defiant former prime minister is searching for the toppling of the present authorities and calling for early elections.
The previous cricket star turned Islamist politician had claimed his ouster, and the following installment of his successor, Shahbaz Sharif, was a part of a plot organized by Washington. The US denied the allegation.
fb/msh (AFP, AP)