The Anti-Terrorism Act included murder plot and interference in government affairs alongside as many as 14 sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Special units from the Islamabad Police, Punjab Police, and Rangers have been tasked with capturing the top leadership of PTI, with a strategy already in place to carry out the arrests. The authorities are focusing their efforts on bringing key figures from PTI to justice amid the continuing standoff.

In the chaos of protests that turned Pakistan's capital into a battleground, a new figurehead has emerged: Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi was clear about where he apportioned blame for the chaos.