Police use force to quell PTI’s Islamabad protests

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s streets became a battleground on Friday as authorities struggled to contain protests by hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, defying a lockdown and protesting his imprisonment and proposed constitutional reforms that critics say undermine judicial independence.

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Army deployed in Islamabad ahead of SCO summit

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan deployed the army in Islamabad on Saturday to bolster security ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, as the country prepares to host foreign dignitaries, including India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, for the regional bloc’s meeting on Oct. 15-16.

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