Pakistan's capital is sealed off. Security forces have been deployed to stop Imran Khan's supporters from marching into Islamabad. They're demanding the former prime minister be released from jail and the government resign. Could this lead to more political instability? Presenter: Bernard Smith Guests: Azeema Cheema -- Political economy specialist and founding director of the Pakistani think-tank, Verso Consulting Hassan Akbar -- Pakistan Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. He previously worked in national security and strategic policy for the Pakistani government and the private sector Fahd Humayun -- Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Pakistan #PakistanPolitics #ImranKhan #TehreekEInsaf #PTI #ReleaseImranKhan #ReleaseKhanSavePakistan #PakistaniGovernment #PakistanPoliticalTurmoil #Islamabad #AlJazeeraEnglish
Islamabad under a security lockdown due to political unrest | Inside Story
Pakistan's capital is sealed off. Security forces have been deployed to stop Imran Khan's supporters from marching into Islamabad. They're demanding the former prime minister be released from jail and the government resign. Could this lead to more political instability? Presenter: Bernard Smith Guests: Azeema Cheema -- Political economy specialist and founding director of the Pakistani think-tank, Verso Consulting Hassan Akbar -- Pakistan Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. He previously worked in national security and strategic policy for the Pakistani government and the private sector Fahd Humayun -- Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Pakistan #PakistanPolitics #ImranKhan #TehreekEInsaf #PTI #ReleaseImranKhan #ReleaseKhanSavePakistan #PakistaniGovernment #PakistanPoliticalTurmoil #Islamabad #AlJazeeraEnglish