Imran Khan’s PTI threatens Pakistan shutdown if ex-PM ‘mistreated’ in jail
The main opposition party issues warning after allegations that its jailed leader is not being given proper food, electricity or time out of his cell.
Asian news from city Peshawar
Pakistan police arrest 3 men who stabbed and killed 2 transgender women at their home
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police arrested three men on suspicion of killing two transgender women with daggers at their home in the country’s conservative northwest, police said on Wednesday.
Pakistan Bans Protest Movement in Renewed Crackdown on Dissent
The Pakistani government on Sunday banned an ethnic Pashtun rights movement that has long criticized the country’s powerful military, the latest sign of a renewed crackdown on public dissent and political opposition.
Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others, an official said Sunday.
Pakistan to start second phase of Afghan deportations
More than 800,000 Afghans are likely to be expelled in the second phase of the controversial plan.