Pakistan: ‘Shoot at sight’ ordered as pro-Imran Khan PTI protest rally turns deadly

At least four security personnel and one demonstrator were reportedly killed on Monday, as scores of supporters of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan marched towards the capital and were stopped by tear gas canisters fired by the cops, prompting the country's Army to later issue ‘shoot at sight’ orders.

Clashes broke out when protesters demanding the release of Imran Khan entered the capital Islamabad late Monday, dodging the efforts by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to stop the nationwide stir.

The protest march led by Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi began on Sunday and reached Islamabad by Monday evening.

The protest spilled over to Tuesday with the protesters resuming their march to the D-Chowk, close to multiple strategic buildings in the capital.

Video circulating online showed some protesters operating heavy machinery to remove the containers