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Pakistan authorities on Saturday called in the Army in Islamabad and Lahore to prevent rallies by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, amid rising tensions...
The PTI is protesting for the release of Khan, to express solidarity with the judiciary, and against inflation...
Pakistan Army troops were deployed in Islamabad to ensure security as PTI supporters moved forward with plans for a protest...
Meanwhile, the authorities on Saturday cut off Lahore from the rest of the country to stop PTI supporters from holding a rally at the historic Minar-i-Pakistan...
The PML-N government called in the Pakistan Army to maintain the law and order situation in Punjab province, especially in its capital Lahore..
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