Imran Khan Supporters Protest Across Pakistan, 100 Held

More than 100 supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested as rallies were held across Pakistan on Wednesday to mark the completion of three years of his imprisonment, with police cracking down on protesters in Punjab and Sindh provinces. 

The main rally was held in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party is in



power.

In Punjab, police baton-charged protesters and arrested scores of media workers in Lahore, Mianwali and Rawalpindi. In Lahore's Mall Road, police dispersed protesters demanding Khan's release and detained several demonstrators. Video footage circulated on social media showed riot police using force against the protesters. Some journalists covering the rally were also thrashed by police, prompting protests from media bodies.