Pakistani police have charged the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan with attempted murder over the death of a policeman during violent protests last weekend by his supporters.

Pakistan government charged incarcerated Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Gandapur with attempt to murder of Islamabad Capital Territory Police's constable Abdul Hameed, who was allegedly attacked by miscreants during PTI's D-Chowk protest on Friday night and died during treatment two days later.

Pakistani authorities have placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally seeking his release.

Imran Khan charged with attempted murder after policeman's death in protests - Khan has maintained his innocence and has said charges brought against him are an attempt to sideline him politically

Islamabad: Former prime minister Imran Khan and his party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur were on Tuesday booked in a new case of 'attempt to murder' linked to the death of

The Punjab government of Pakistan announced on Monday that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be prohibited from meeting his family members, lawyers, and party leaders until October 18, citing “security concerns.