Police evict protesters from Pakistan’s capital

A rally truck used by Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan, burns near an area that was cordoned off by police after protests to demand Khan's release in Islamabad on Nov. 27, 2024. Police personnel fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party during a protest demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Nov. 26, 2024.

Pakistan said Wednesday that an overnight security crackdown evicted thousands of opposition activists rallying in support of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from central Islamabad, reopening roads linking the capital with the rest of the country after a four-day lockdown.