NewzPakistani authorities have detained hundreds of members belonging to former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party as demonstrations demanding his release struggled to gain momentum.
The mass detentions occurred following the central government's implementation of emergency rule on October 11 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which serves as the provincial stronghold for Khan's political party.
The intervention and subsequent arrests were triggered by major protests organized by PTI supporters calling for the freedom of the imprisoned former premier, a movement that ultimately faltered amid the government crackdown.
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