The sporadic gunfire, wailing sirens and overflying helicopters that accompanied the riots on 26 November did not seem particularly to bother members of the large delegation accompanying President Alexander Lukashenko, sat on the terrace of one of the Serena Hotel's restaurants. The Belarusian head of state left Islamabad the following day.
Just a few minutes' walk away, Imran Khan's supporters were trying to converge on D-Chowk,
