{
  "id": 13921068,
  "title": "Pakistan detains hundreds from ex-PM Khan’s party in northern province",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pakistan-detains-hundreds-from-ex-pm-khans-party-in-northern-province-13921068",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:32:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/12/pakistan-detains-hundreds-from-ex-pm-khan-s-party-in-northern-province"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistani authorities have detained 278 members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), following the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials revealed on Monday. The emergency declaration came after days of protests demanding Khan's release, as well as a surge in militant violence in the region, particularly along the Afghanistan border.\n\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, a stronghold for Khan's party, experienced thousands of supporters marching in opposition to the emergency rule and airing grievances stemming from economic hardships. The province's chief minister, Sohail Afridi, who is a member of the PTI, was arrested hours after the emergency measures were announced, initially placed in protective custody in his official residence and later relocated.\n\nThe PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been placed in a non-functional state due to the security situation, as Islamabad accuses the provincial administration of failing to address the militant threat. The PTI vehemently opposes the emergency measures, labeling them as undemocratic and a power grab by the federal government. Khan, currently imprisoned on various charges stemming from corruption and violence-related allegations, maintains that the accusations are politically motivated.",
  "summary": "A total of 278 members of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party have been detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since Sunday's emergency declaration.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pakistan detains hundreds from ex-PM Khan’s party in northern province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pakistan-detains-hundreds-from-ex-pm-khans-party-in-northern-province",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:32:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pakistan detains hundreds from ex-PM Khan's party in northern province: Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pakistan-detains-hundreds-from-ex-pm-khans-party-in-northern-province-13921292",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:06:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}