Safety forces seal off Islamabad as demonstrators demand former Pakistani prime minister be launched from jail.
Pakistan is witnessing arguably the biggest protest since February’s disputed elections.
Safety forces have been deployed to cease Imran Khan’s supporters from marching into the capital.
They’re demanding the previous prime minister be launched from jail and the federal government resign.
Can the federal government in Islamabad survive? Might Khan be freed?
Presenter: Bernard Smith
Visitors:
Azeema Cheema – political economic system specialist and founding director of the Pakistani assume tank Verso Consulting
Hassan Akbar – Pakistan fellow on the Woodrow Wilson Middle who beforehand labored in nationwide safety and strategic coverage for the Pakistani authorities and within the personal sector
Fahd Humayun – visiting scholar on the Middle for Worldwide Safety and Cooperation at Stanford College