Pakistan erupts in violence as ex-PM Khan's supporters demand his release

Deadly clashes break out in protest march on locked-down capital Islamabad

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Pakistani police officers stand in front of shipping containers to block an anti-government rally in Islamabad on Nov. 24 by supporters of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Deadly clashes have broken out near Pakistan's capital Islamabad as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan descend on the city in their biggest show of force since a new military-backed government came to power earlier this year.

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