A policeman was killed and 70 injured when former prime minister Imran Khan's supporters clashed with security personnel deployed to prevent the protesters from reaching Islamabad, the Punjab government said on Monday.
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari at a press conference here said many policemen were taken "hostage" after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters clashed with the police on the way to Islamabad.
The 72-year-old former premier issued a "final call" on November 13 for nationwide protests on November 24, denouncing what he termed as the stolen mandate, the unjust arrests of people and the passage of the 26th amendment, which he said has strengthened a "dictatorial regime".
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