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Warrant for Imran Khan arrest not yet approved

Pakistan police say PM must approve warrant for arrest of former PM Imran Khan who has been charged under anti-terror laws

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been charged under the anti-terrorism act after he accused police and judicial officials of the detention and torture of a party colleague. His lawyers have petitioned the high court for pre-arrest bail. However, police say they have not yet made a final decision on whether to arrest Mr Khan and are awaiting for the prime minister's approval of a warrant.

Russian investigators say the bomb attack that killed Daria Dugina, but presumably targeted her father, the far-right ideologue Aleksandr Dugin, was pre-planned and commissioned.

And Hindu’s living in Kashmir have told the BBC they are scared to leave their homes after a spate of killings blamed on anti-India militants.

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  • Mon 22 Aug 202206:06GMT