{"id":28881,"date":"2026-09-26T05:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28881"},"modified":"2026-09-26T05:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:22:09","slug":"pakistan-govt-puts-islamabad-on-lockdown-as-imran-khans-party-pushes-ahead-with-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28881","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan govt puts Islamabad on lockdown as Imran Khan\u2019s party pushes ahead with march"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134497910,imgsize-58966,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan govt puts Islamabad on lockdown as Imran Khan\u2019s party pushes ahead with march\" title=\"Islamabad locked down as PTI prepares for Imran Khan march\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Islamabad locked down as PTI prepares for Imran Khan march\">Islamabad locked down as PTI prepares for Imran Khan march<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leaders of former Pakistan Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/imran-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imran Khan<\/a>\u2019s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have vowed to press ahead with nationwide demonstrations demanding his release, as authorities tightened security in Islamabad ahead of the planned march.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>More than 1,000 shipping containers, many reinforced with spikes, have been placed to block roads, while sandbags have been positioned on bridges and a key highway leading into the capital has been closed. Public gatherings have also been banned in Islamabad, with 22,000 police and other security personnel deployed across the city.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The government has also deployed security personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and closed the main highway linking the provincial capital, Peshawar, with Islamabad. <!-- -->The sweeping security measures have fuelled anger and frustration in the capital, with several businesses struggling to receive supplies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The measures to prevent Khan\u2019s PTI from proceeding with the march come amid mounting concerns over the treatment of the former prime minister, who has been in jail since August 2023 following convictions in multiple cases.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>On Friday, PTI leaders announced that they would postpone the start of the march to October 4, a week after the original September 27 date, saying they hoped the delay would put further pressure on the government.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The planned protest also comes amid the detention of three of Imran Khan\u2019s sisters. Aleema Khan was detained last week, followed by Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, who were ordered to remain in custody for 30 days under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/pakistan-govt-puts-islamabad-on-lockdown-as-imran-khans-party-pushes-ahead-with-march\/articleshow\/134497858.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad locked down as PTI prepares for Imran Khan march Leaders of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan\u2019s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have vowed to press ahead with nationwide demonstrations demanding his release, as authorities tightened security in Islamabad ahead of the planned march.More than 1,000 shipping containers, many reinforced with spikes, have been placed 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