Pakistan ends lockdown of capital after Imran Khan supporters dispersed

Police fired tear gas and shot into the air (AP)

Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said: “All roads are being reopened, and the demonstrators have been dispersed.”