Pakistan province leaders of ex-PM Imran Khan's party detained, junior minister says
Authorities said the chief minister and several cabinet members were taken into preventive custody after the province was placed under emergency rule.
- 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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Govt minister confirms KP CM, cabinet members in ‘preventive custody’
ISLAMABAD: Politicians from the party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were detained after the suspension of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government now under emergency rule, the federal government said on Monday. President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency and suspended the government in KP province, led by Khan aide Sohail Afridi, on Sunday. The federal government said the emergency rule was invoked after the provincial go…
Development follows emergency rule in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Pakistan Detains PTI Leaders as Emergency Rule Escalates Standoff With Imran Khan
Pakistani authorities have detained Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, several provincial cabinet members and hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, escalating a political confrontation following the suspension of the provincial government under emergency rule. President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on […]
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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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