Khan supporters block highways in protest against election results

Supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party chant slogans during a protest against alleged vote-rigging (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and members of other political parties blocked key highways and started a day-long strike in the volatile south-west on Monday to protest alleged rigging of last week’s elections.

Candidates backed by Khan won more seats than the political parties that ousted him from power nearly two years ago, according to the final tally published on Sunday.