Pakistan province leaders of ex-PM Imran Khan's party detained, junior minister says
Authorities detained the provincial chief minister and several cabinet members as the federal government said emergency rule was needed to curb militancy.
- 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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Pakistan province leaders of ex-PM Imran Khan's party detained, minister says
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 - Politicians from the party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were detained after the suspension of a provincial government now under emergency rule, the federal government said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Chief Minister of the North-West Province of Pakistan, Haiber Pakhtunhwa Sohail Afridi, is under preventive arrest but has not been formally arrested, reported the Federal Minister of Information, Ataullah Tarar. "Sohael Afridi is under the protection of the authorities and is not arrested. Whether he will be prosecuted or not, the new provincial administration will decide. He has now not been formally arrested." Tarar stated, transmitting R…
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