INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Over 80 police personnel have been injured in clashes with supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan taking part in a march near
Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday.The march, which is being led by the head of the northwestern province of
broke out just outside the city during an anti-government rally.Authorities have sealed off Islamabad and blocked cellphone services to
prevent the gathering.Islamabad is on high alert ahead of a series of top-level diplomatic events scheduled over the next two weeks,
instructed not to carry weapons to prevent the situation from escalating
says it wants to hold a peaceful gathering.Naqvi had previously called on the PTI to delay any gathering until after diplomatic engagements
in the city, including a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting on Oct
15-16 which will be attended by delegations, including from China, Russia and India.On Saturday, Naqvi said the authorities had intelligence
protest is just for one day, is also holding a gathering in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, where a lockdown of roads is in
place.Source: Reuters--Agencies
