
Pakistani authorities delay pro-Imran Khan rally with road closures in Islamabad
Shipping containers were used to block roads ahead of a planned protest by Imran Khan's party.

Shipping containers were used to block roads ahead of a planned protest by Imran Khan's party.

Authorities deployed tens of thousands of police and barricaded roads as Imran Khan's PTI party pressed ahead with plans for a march demanding the former prime minister's release.

Family members report Khan is being isolated from relatives and doctors as other relatives are detained ahead of a planned opposition protest.

Authorities have set up container barricades on routes to the capital as PTI supporters plan a protest march, Al Jazeera reports.

The sons of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan say his health is deteriorating while he is kept isolated from family and doctors, as authorities move against opposition figures ahead of planned protests.

Tehreek-e-Insaf says the three women were arrested in Punjab province, according to France 24.

Imran Khan's party says his three sisters were arrested in Punjab province and taken to a Lahore jail, according to France 24.
Al Jazeera reported that relatives of the former Pakistani prime minister say three of his sisters were detained in Lahore ahead of a march demanding his release.

Aleema Khanum is accused of mobilizing her brother's supporters ahead of planned nationwide protests, BBC News reported.
Khan's party calls the arrest an illegal attempt to silence her amid the continued imprisonment of the PTI leader.

The former Pakistani PM's sons tell The Guardian they fear their father is being 'slowly killed' in prison due to alleged personal animosity from army chief Asim Munir.