Pakistan’s government has banned a planned protest march called by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is demanding fresh elections as political and economic crises deepen in the South Asian nation.
The ban was announced on Tuesday by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah at a news briefing hours after a policeman was shot and killed during a crackdown on Khan’s supporters across the country.
“No one would be allowed to siege the capital and dictate his demands”, Sanaullah said, adding that cabinet had approved the ban.
An official of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party shot and killed the policeman when police visited his house, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb told the news briefing, adding that the accused and his father had been arrested....
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