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- Jailed ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged his supporters to “fight till the end” as security forces crack down on protesters calling for his release.
- Security forces have used live fire and tear gas at supporters of Imran Khan who managed to reach D-Chowk in Islamabad’s Red Zone, where most government buildings are located.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says the army has been deployed in the Red Zone after the constitution’s Article 245 was invoked. More than 4,000 protesters have been arrested so far.
- Several members of the security services have been killed and dozens injured in clashes with PTI members since Monday, according to the Interior Ministry.
- Khan has been behind bars for more than a year and is facing more than 150 criminal cases. But he remains popular, and his party has described the cases as politically motivated.