Pakistan province leaders of ex-PM Imran Khan's party detained, junior minister says
- On Monday, federal authorities detained Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and several cabinet members following the suspension of the provincial government under emergency rule.
- President Asif Ali Zardari declared emergency rule Sunday, citing the provincial government's failure to curb Islamist militancy, while the PTI party alleges the move aims to block planned protests.
- Junior Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry confirmed the Sunday detentions, stating, "Yes, I can confirm that the chief minister and some of his cabinet members have been taken into preventive custody."
- Confrontation between 74-year-old former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the military has escalated, following rally efforts to march to Islamabad demanding his release.
- Negotiations regarding the march broke down because the PTI refused to publicly condemn militancy, an ongoing issue in the province bordering Afghanistan that has seen increasing attacks.
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Pakistani authorities have arrested hundreds of members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, anonymous police officials told AFP. The arrests reportedly involve 278 members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party from the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the national government declared a state of emergency on Sunday.
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