Frantic escape by party leaders during a security crackdown could hurt the PTI. But the government faces questions too.

The recent three-day protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad incurred expenses exceeding Rs330 million, according to sources. The protests, organized under the pretext of security concerns, led to major expenditures by the Islamabad Police.

Life in Islamabad began to return to normal on Wednesday after a grand operation to disperse Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters was completed,