Former international cricketer Imran Khan, chairman of PTI political party, gestures to supporters during Freedom March to parliament house in Islamabad
Former international cricketer Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, gestures to his supporters during a Freedom March to the parliament house in Islamabad August 19, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters used a crane and bolt cutters to force their way past a barricade of shipping containers in the Pakistani capital Tuesday as they marched on parliament to try press the prime minister to resign. Thousands of Pakistani riot police and paramilitaries had used the containers and barbed wire to seal the diplomatic and political zone of the capital before the march began. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SPORT CRICKET)
Former international cricketer Imran Khan, chairman of PTI political party, gestures to supporters during Freedom March to parliament house in Islamabad
Former international cricketer Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, gestures to his supporters during a Freedom March to the parliament house in Islamabad August 19, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters used a crane and bolt cutters to force their way past a barricade of shipping containers in the Pakistani capital Tuesday as they marched on parliament to try press the prime minister to resign. Thousands of Pakistani riot police and paramilitaries had used the containers and barbed wire to seal the diplomatic and political zone of the capital before the march began. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SPORT CRICKET TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Supporters of former international cricketer Imran Khan, chairman of PTI political party, climb on container barricades as they participate during Freedom March to parliament house in Islamabad
Supporters of former international cricketer Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, climb on container barricades as they participate during a Freedom March to the parliament house in Islamabad August 19, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters used a crane and bolt cutters to force their way past a barricade of shipping containers in the Pakistani capital Tuesday as they marched on parliament to try press the prime minister to resign. Thousands of Pakistani riot police and paramilitaries had used the containers and barbed wire to seal the diplomatic and political zone of the capital before the march began. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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A supporter of Imran Khan wears a Khan shirt as he rests during the Freedom March in Islamabad
A supporter of Imran Khan, cricketer-turned-opposition politician and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, wears a shirt with Khan's image on it as he rests with others in a tent during the Freedom March in Islamabad August 19, 2014. Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan said on Monday he will lead demonstrations into Islamabad's central "Red Zone", a heavily protected area and home to major government offices and Western embassies. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)