Pakistan detains hundreds of politicians from Imran Khan’s PTI party

President Zardari suspends provincial government in escalation of tensions as Khan supporters march to Islamabad


Politicians from ⁠the party of the former Pakistani ​prime minister Imran Khan have been detained after the suspension of a provincial government now under emergency rule.


Pakistan’s president declared a state of emergency and suspended the ⁠government in north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, led by Khan’s ally Sohail Afridi, on Sunday.

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