Anti-government protesters stormed Pakistan state TV and temporarily stopped the channel from broadcasting, reports the BBC.
Pakistani troops eventually regained control of the television station which is now reportedly back on air.
Protests carried on in the evening resulting in Pakistani security forces using tear gas against protesters.
Violence in Pakistan escalated over the weekend after supporters of the opposition leader Imran Khan attacked police outside of the Prime Minister’s official residence.
Pakistan's army instructed the government to solve its political crisis without resorting to violence after the clashes with police on Sunday saw several injured.
Demonstrators, who accuse Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of election fraud, have been taking part in a sit-in protest at the centre of the Islamabad for over two weeks.
Pakistani troops eventually regained control of the television station which is now reportedly back on air.
Protests carried on in the evening resulting in Pakistani security forces using tear gas against protesters.
Violence in Pakistan escalated over the weekend after supporters of the opposition leader Imran Khan attacked police outside of the Prime Minister’s official residence.
Pakistan's army instructed the government to solve its political crisis without resorting to violence after the clashes with police on Sunday saw several injured.
Demonstrators, who accuse Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of election fraud, have been taking part in a sit-in protest at the centre of the Islamabad for over two weeks.