Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan staged protests in over 60 locations globally, demanding his release following his arrest. The Pakistani government, labeling the protests a "well-thought-out conspiracy,

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's capital has been placed under heavy security to prevent supporters of jailed former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf' (PTI), Imran Khan, from marching towards Islamabad as they are set to continue to protest throughout the country to seek his release.

Pakistan's capital was put under a security lockdown on Sunday ahead of protests by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan calling for his release.Highways leading to Islamabad through which supporters of Khan,

Authorities in Islamabad have deployed nearly thousands of security personnel and sealed roads ahead of a planned protest march by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the opposition party led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Pakistan's capital was put under a security lockdown on Sunday ahead of protests by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan calling for his release.

Mr Gandapur urged the law-enforcement and paramilitary forces, deployed in Islamabad and Punjab, not to follow the “illegal” orders of their high-ups regarding PTI activists and perform their duties in line with their oaths.

Pakistani police arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in the capital to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison, a security officer said Sunday. Khan has been behind bars for more than a year and has over 150 criminal cases against him.

Islamabad was under lockdown Sunday amid nationwide protests in favor of releasing former Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison.