Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said the government authorized the deployment of army troops in the capital, Islamabad.
It came as thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Islamabad, according to local media, for a major rally and were expected to march on parliament.
Sanaullah said troops would protect buildings such as the Supreme Court, the parliament, the prime minister’s house and the presidency.
On Wednesday,…