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Pakistan: Massacre Feared in Islamabad as Hospitals Leak Chilling Orders.
- •Fear of a major massacre in Islamabad, Pakistan, with apprehension of 'mass casualties' within the next 120 hours.
- •Imran Khan's PTI party has announced a nationwide march in Islamabad on September 27.
- •Leaked government documents reveal major Islamabad hospitals instructed to postpone all pre-scheduled operations and put surgical departments on high alert.
- •All leaves for doctors, surgeons, nurses, and support staff have been canceled, with orders for those on leave to return immediately.
- •Imran Khan's sisters, Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Dr. Uzma Khan, have been detained to thwart the September 27 protest.
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Hospitals in Islamabad are preparing for potential large-scale violence because PTI, the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, announced a massive nationwide march in the capital on September 27. Consequently, major hospitals have been ordered to postpone pre-scheduled operations, cancel all medical leaves, and keep surgical departments on high alert to handle incoming emergencies.
To thwart the upcoming September 27 protest, police and security agencies have detained three sisters of Imran Khan: Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Dr. Uzma Khan. Approximately eight members of his family, including young children, were detained within 24 hours, with his sisters facing a 30-day detention order under Pakistan's Maintenance of Public Order law.
PTI supporters are organizing a major nationwide protest in Islamabad to demand the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023, and the restoration of the constitution. Supporters are also deeply angered and concerned over mounting suspense surrounding Khan's health and jail conditions, compounded by the government barring his personal doctor from visiting him.
