Pakistani police have levelled multiple charges against imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife, Bushra Bibi, and others for inciting people to violence, officials said on Thursday. This follows days of protests and clashes in which at least six people were killed and scores were injured.

Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi led thousands of people from the country’s northwest to march on Islamabad to demand the release of Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023. Khan already has more than 150 cases against him but supporters say they are politically motivated.

Bibi, a spiritual healer, fled when the police launched a midnight raid on Tuesday to disperse thousands of demonstrators. She was out of prison on bail in a graft case when she led the protest from northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Authorities said the police arrested nearly 1,000 demonstrators since Sunday in and around Islamabad.

At least six people, including four security personnel, were killed when a vehicle rammed into them, according to the Islamabad police.