Highways blocked, paramilitary deployed: Pak gears up for PTI's Islamabad march

The PTI march is scheduled for September 27 Pakistan on Wednesday blocked major highways leading to the capital, Islamabad, and deployed tens of thousands of security personnel ahead of a march planned by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking the release of its founder and jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan."Nearly 35,000 additional police and paramilitary personnel have been stationed in and around Islamabad," Reuters quoted an interior ministry official as saying."More have been deployed in other parts of Pakistan where Khan's supporters may gather," he added.Two major highways linking Islamabad to the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, governed by PTI, have also been closed until further notice, the National Highways Authority said.Shipping containers have been placed in recent days to barricade Islamabad's government district, home to parliament, the prime minister's residence and foreign embassies.Authorities have already put hospitals in Islamabad, including the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences and Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital, on high alert until September 30.Police have also detained three of Khan's sisters and hundreds of party activists...