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Pakistan Protests Turn Deadly as Judge Extends Imran Khan’s Detention

Former prime minister’s arrest exacerbates a political standoff convulsing the country

and Waqar Gillani

Updated May 10, 2023 3:18 pm ET

Photo: Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in nationwide protests against the arrest of Imran Khan, as a judge extended the former Pakistani prime minister’s detention by eight days.

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