At least six people have died in protest-related violence as supporters seeking Imran Khan’s release from prison broke through barriers meant to lock down Islamabad.

Pakistan deployed the army amid a tense stand-off with Khan's supporters from his party pushing forward by removing hurdles on their way to Islamabad's D-Chowk venue as the govt vowed to foil their at

According to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, hundreds of Imran Khan’s followers had been arrested across the country from multiple cities in the protests and skirmishes.