Islamabad: What happened in Pakistan that it had to suddenly bring the army on the streets overnight? Who is Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif so scared of that he has to resort to the army? ...Don't be surprised, Pakistan's government is in great fear of its own country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, due to which the entire Islamabad has been converted into a cantonment. Let us tell you that army personnel have been deployed in Islamabad today to ensure security due to the plan of protest by the jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party.

The army personnel, deployed under Article 245 of the Constitution, will be in the city from October 5-17 to maintain law and order for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Pakistan is hosting the SCO summit on October 15-16. The deployment comes as supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur reached D-Chowk to take part in the protest.

What is the demand of PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters are demanding the release of Imran Khan. Cricketer-turned-political leader Imran Khan refused to suspend the protest despite the government's call. Muhammad Ali Saif, Information Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, told Geo News that army troops have been deployed to deal with Khan's party's protest in the capital. He said that army personnel have been deployed to ensure security during the upcoming SCO summit.