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As violence breaks out in Islamabad, five people are killed.

The police used tear gas against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.Credit...Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The police used tear gas against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.Credit...Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Imran Khan Arrest: The violence erupted when protesters demanding the release of Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan entered the capital Islamabad.

Pakistan’s army has been ordered to “shoot on sight” after clashes with demonstrators killed four soldiers and at least one protester, according to reports.

The violence erupted when protesters demanding the release of Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan entered the capital Islamabad late Monday after Imran Khan Arrest, defying efforts by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to stifle the nationwide demonstrations.

Television networks reported that four paratroopers had been “martyred” and that the army, under Article 245, had been deployed and authorized to “shoot on sight.”
The violence erupted when protesters demanding the release of Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan entered the capital Islamabad late Monday, defying efforts by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to stifle the nationwide demonstrations.

Television networks reported that four paratroopers had been “martyred” and that the army, under Article 245, had been deployed and authorized to “shoot on sight.”

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