November 26, 2024 2:42 PM

Four troops killed in Pakistan as protesters demand release of ex-PM Khan

Authorities fired tear gas on Tuesday in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad to scatter protesters demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in demonstrations they said killed four paramilitary troops. The interior ministry warned that a curfew could be imposed with troops called in to block the marchers, whom the prime minister blamed for the deaths, saying the troops were run over by vehicles in a convoy of protesters. "It is not a peaceful protest. It is extremism," Prim...