# Pakistan seals roads to Islamabad ahead of protests for Imran Khan’s release

https://mins.news/en/item/70172

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 06:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/pakistan-seals-islamabad-roads-before-protests-for-imran-khans-release?traffic_source=rss

> Pakistan has closed major routes into Islamabad and deployed containers and security personnel to stop supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching into the capital. His party says peaceful protest is a constitutional right, while another opposition group has postponed its own march over high fuel prices.

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