The intensity of the latest protests underscored Khan's strong hold over his large base
stormed the heavily guarded Pakistani capital on Tuesday, escalating their face-off with the government and its military backers for his release.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, speaking to journalists, ruled out any negotiations with the protesters. “It is not a peaceful protest. It is extremism,” Sharif said in a statement, aimed at achieving “evil political designs”.Amnesty International said the government must fully protect the rights of protesters and immediately rescind “shoot-on-sight” orders that it said gave undue and excessive powers to the military.“We will not back down until our demands are met,” he said, accusing security forces of firing on peaceful party workers.
PTI rejected Sharif’s accusation that the paramilitary troops had been rammed, and it reiterated that party supporters would hold a sit-in outside the parliament until their demands were met. PTI has also called for a rollback of constitutional amendments it says the government made to handcuff the judiciary, which has questioned the legitimacy of several cases against Khan.
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