Pakistan detains hundreds of politicians from Imran Khan’s PTI party - The Guardian
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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. Asif Ali Zardari’s federal government said the emergency rule was invoked after the provincial government failed to tackle Islamist militancy in the province, which borders Afghanistan. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party rejected that assertion, saying it was enforced to deter his supporters from marching to Islamabad, the capital, to pressure the government for his release. The imposition of emergency rule and suspension of the provincial government have sharply escalated confrontation between the 74-year-old former cricket star and the country’s powerful military. The emergency rule came a week after Khan’s supporters had rallied for days in the province, intending to march to Islamabad to demand his release and provide medical treatment.
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