Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan had agreed to a suggestion to change the location of the protest, but his wife, Bushra Bibi, did not accept the proposal.

Amid reports of internal turmoil within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf following the recent Islamabad protest, a spokesperson for Bushra Bibi claimed that the former first lady reached D-Chowk on

Imran Khan agreed to relocate a protest from D-chowk to Islamabad's outskirts, but his wife Bushra Bibi rejected the plan, resulting in violent clashes and deaths. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused PTI leaders of fleeing the scene and criticized conflicting reports on casualties.

Pakistan's Interior Ministry said it had deployed the army to defend Islamabad's heavily fortified Red Zone. Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan are demanding the jailed leader's release. DW has the latest.

A charred lorry, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan - it was all that remained of a massive protest led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, that had sent the entire capital into lockdown.

Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif said former PM Imran Khan agreed to move a protest outside Islamabad. However, his wife, Bushra Bibi, refused, resulting in violent clashes and several casualties.

Bushra Bibi, who previously avoided the spotlight, has taken centre stage in her husband Imran Khan’s political party during its protest march to Islamabad that have led to deadly clashes with security forces.