IN PICTURES: How the Islamabad operation unfolded

Riot police used water cannons as well as tear gas to disperse the demonstrators

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Ambulances and prison vans swarmed Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange early Saturday morning, with helicopters and drones circling the site for aerial surveillance, as law enforcement agencies (LEAs) commenced a crackdown against protestors here.

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Riot police — using water cannons as well as tear gas to disperse the demonstrators — took dozens into custody in the process.