Some fear the government's standoff with the former PM's supporters could bring more instability, not less. Schools closed. The internet partially shut. Roads blocked by shipping containers. And the army arriving in town.

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Some fear the government's standoff with the former PM's supporters could bring more instability, not less.

Schools closed. The internet partially shut. Roads blocked by shipping containers. And the army arriving in town.

Imran Khan's party stronghold, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is under a state of emergency, his party's provincial government suspended. It's another dramatic escalation in the standoff between the former prime minister's supporters and Pakistan's state - and one that some fear could lead to more instability, not less.

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  • •Some fear the government's standoff with the former PM's supporters could bring more instability, not less.
  • •Schools closed. The internet partially shut. Roads blocked by shipping containers. And the army arriving in town.
  • •Imran Khan's party stronghold, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is under a state of emergency, his party's provincial government suspended. It's another dramatic escalation in the standoff between the former prime minister's supporters and Pakistan's state - and one that some fear could lead to more instability, not less.

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