A charred lorry, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan - it was all that remained of a massive protest led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, that had sent the entire capital into lockdown.

Special units from the Islamabad Police, Punjab Police, and Rangers have been tasked with capturing the top leadership of PTI, with a strategy already in place to carry out the arrests. The authorities are focusing their efforts on bringing key figures from PTI to justice amid the continuing standoff.

Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif said former PM Imran Khan agreed to move a protest outside Islamabad. However, his wife, Bushra Bibi, refused, resulting in violent clashes and several casualties.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in a conversation with the media in Sialkot said the government offered PTI several alternative protest locations and while Khan, 72, agreed to the proposal, Bibi insisted on going to D-Chowk, leading to the chaotic situation.

Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan had agreed to a suggestion to change the location of the protest, but his wife, Bushra Bibi, did not accept the proposal.

Imran Khan agreed to relocate a protest from D-chowk to Islamabad's outskirts, but his wife Bushra Bibi rejected the plan, resulting in violent clashes and deaths. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused PTI leaders of fleeing the scene and criticized conflicting reports on casualties.