US, UK call for adherence to 'rule of law' in Pakistan after paramilitary forces take ex-PM Imran Khan into custody, sparking protests and threatening fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country
Top diplomats of US and UK say rule of law should be "adhered to" in the South Asian country after a paramilitary force dragged and arrested ex-premier from the court, sparking nationwide protests.Authorities in three of Pakistan's four provinces have imposed an emergency order banning all gatherings after Imran Khan's supporters clashed with police. / Photo: AFP
"We just want to make sure that whatever happens in Pakistan is consistent with the rule of law, with the constitution," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a joint news conference in Washington on Tuesday. "We want to see peaceful democracy in that country. We want to see the rule of law adhered to," Cleverly said.
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