Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who demanded his release from prison.

A man praying on cargo containers in Islamabad was pushed off by security forces during protests for Imran Khan’s release.

A Pakistani journalist investigating claims of casualties in a protest march demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan was picked up off the street on Wednesday night and charged with terrorism,

The government blocked most major roads with shipping containers, and police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in riot gear.

At least six people have died in protest-related violence as supporters seeking Imran Khan’s release from prison broke through barriers meant to lock down Islamabad.

Nearly 4,000 people arrested and at least seven people, including a police officer and members of security forces, lost their lives

Pakistani police were filmed fleeing their posts and abandoning their weapons as they were overwhelmed by thousands of protesters demanding the release of Imran Khan, the former prime minister.

Thousands of people are in the heart of Pakistan’s capital to demand the release of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan.

Following massive protests in Pakistan demanding the release of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, Paula Newton speaks with Hasan Haqqani, Pakistan Ambassador to the US, about how this is upsetting the country’s politics.