{"id":38751,"date":"2024-11-25T07:44:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T12:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/pakistan-tense-as-police-clash-with-ex-premier-khans-supporters\/25\/11\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T07:44:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T12:44:15","slug":"pakistan-tense-as-police-clash-with-ex-premier-khans-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/pakistan-tense-as-police-clash-with-ex-premier-khans-supporters\/25\/11\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan tense as police clash with ex-premier Khan\u2019s supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Pakistan\u2019s police on Monday fired tear-gas shells and used baton charges as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan tried to storm the capital at protest seeking his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Around 8,000 protesters marching from Khan\u2019s stronghold province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and led by his wife fought pitched battle with police in riot gear in the suburbs of Islamabad, officials and the party said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Pakistan\u2019s government deployed thousands of police officers and paramilitary troops and put the capital under a perpetual lockdown since Saturday as Khan\u2019s supporters threatened to release him by force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The protesters began their march from the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province backed by the regional government on Sunday and spent the night on the highway around 50 kilometres from Islamabad, Khan\u2019s party said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Police confronted them as soon as they tried to march into the capital on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">At least 50 protestors and 20 officers were hurt in clashes. Police said marchers pelted the officers with stones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Islamabad remained tense as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in the capital for a three-day state visit to sign economic and energy deals, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Last month, workers for Khan&#8217;s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice, PTI) clashed with riot police and rallied in the capital as Pakistan hosted a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Khan has been in jail since August 2023 and is facing trial for allegedly inciting violence on May 9 of that year &#8211; the day when his supporters went on a rampage and attacked military installations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Khan denies the allegations. All of his convictions have been either suspended or overturned in recent months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Supporters of the former Prime Minister and chairman of opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, gather to attend a protest demanding his release, in Peshawar. Khan, currently imprisoned, called on his supporters to participate in a &#8216;peaceful protest&#8217; at D-Chowk emphasizing the need to oppose what he termed the &#8216;illegal&#8217; nature of his imprisonment. Hussain Ali\/ZUMA Press Wire\/dpa<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Supporters of the former Prime Minister and chairman of opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, gather to attend a protest demanding his release, in Peshawar. Khan, currently imprisoned, called on his supporters to participate in a 'peaceful protest' at D-Chowk emphasizing the need to oppose what he termed the 'illegal' nature of his imprisonment. 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Khan, currently imprisoned, called on his supporters to participate in a &#8216;peaceful protest&#8217; at D-Chowk emphasizing the need to oppose what he termed the &#8216;illegal&#8217; nature of his imprisonment. 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