Thousands of Imran Khan supporters march to Islamabad despite police crackdown

Thousands of supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, are marching to the capital, Islamabad, despite a lockdown and police resistance. Khan has been imprisoned for over a year and faces numerous criminal cases, which his party claims are politically motivated. The protest, called a "long march," is expected to bring between 9,000 and 11,000 demonstrators, according to security officials. Supporters are using heavy machinery to remove roadblocks set up by police, who have arrested over 4,000 people since Friday. Authorities have restricted mobile and internet services in protest areas and banned rallies in the capital. Khan, ousted in 2022, remains in jail due to multiple convictions, although some have been overturned on appeal.