A charred lorry, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan - it was all that remained of a massive protest led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, that had sent the entire capital into lockdown.

Bushra Bibi is taking centre stage in Pakistani politics for the first time and is expected to become a rallying figure like her husband, Imran Khan

Amid reports of internal turmoil within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf following the recent Islamabad protest, a spokesperson for Bushra Bibi claimed that the former first lady reached D-Chowk on