Pakistani authorities have placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally seeking his release.

A PTI leader urged Indian minister S Jaishankar to join their protests, causing backlash from Pakistan’s ruling coalition. Jaishankar is set to attend

Imran Khan's party leaders have been staging protests, claiming that the Pakistan government should adhere to the constitution.