Condemning the attack on Rangers and police officers by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protesters in Islamabad, PM Sharif called for the immediate identification and accountability of those responsible for the incident.

Pakistani TV channels showed footage of Imran Khan's supporters facing tear gas and climbing on the shipping containers placed on the roads leading to D-Chowk in the heart of Islamabad.

Protesters who marched on the Pakistan capital to demand the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were cleared from the city centre on Wednesday after a sweeping security