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Supporters of Imran Khan start march on locked-down Islamabad

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Pakistani authorities insist marchers calling for former PM to be released from jail will not reach the capital

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Section: World news
By: Hannah Ellis-Petersen
Published: Oct 5, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 5, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

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Islamabad

Capital of Pakistan

Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory — with a metropolitan population of over 2.3 million. Built as a planned city along the Margalla Hills in the 1960s and established in 1967, Islamabad replaced Karachi as Pakistan's national capital. It is located in the northern Punjab region, north of the city of Rawalpindi — with which it forms a metropolitan area of over 5.7 million inhabitants.

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Thousands on the March in Pakistan Demand Release of Jailed Former Prime Minister and Cricket Star Imran KhanThe New York Sun3 days ago
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