Routes to Islamabad and Rawalpindi closed with containers, and heavy law enforcement contingents have been deployed in response to PTI's demonstrations.

On Monday night, thousands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters from all over the country led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI’s founding chairman and ex-premier Imran Khan, entered capital amid teargas shelling and baton charge by the police.

Tens of thousands of PTI supporters marched on Islamabad demanding Imran Khan's release and reversal of a constitutional amendment. Clashes erupted with police, who used tear gas and made arrests. The government vowed to stop the protest,

The situation escalated when miscreants rammed a vehicle into Rangers personnel during the protest in Islamabad