With massive public support to back him, Imran Khan is proving to be a thorn on the side of the Shehbaz Sharif government. However, the Army remains the final deciding factor in Pakistan.

Pakistani security forces have been accused of opening fire on supporters of Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, who stormed Islamabad this week to demand his release.

Nearly 4,000 people arrested and at least seven people, including a police officer and members of security forces, lost their lives