Islamabad has banned public gatherings for two months before PTI's planned march on September 27. The move signals a wider security clampdown as authorities brace for protests over Imran Khan's detention.

A panicked Islamabad is sealing roads with spiked barricades, deploying Rangers and creating space in hospitals for mass casualties ahead of the PTI's protest. The Jamaat-e-Islami has backed the PTI's protest seeking the release of Imran Khan, and farmers too will be marching towards Pakistan's capital.