Pakistani authorities placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to Islamabad, to prevent supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from holding a rally seeking his release, on Friday (Oct 4).

The authorities also suspended cellphone and internet services in the capital.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government also deployed paramilitary rangers and additional police across the capital. The protests also prompted the closure of schools in Islamabad and the nearby city of Rawalpindi.

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