Pakistan Bans Visits to Jailed Ex-PM Khan Over Disputed Terror Threat

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supporters hold portraits of former prime minister Imran Khan, as they protest against the alleged skewing in country's national election, in Peshawar, March 10, 2024.

Prison authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday abruptly banned all meetings and visits to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan for two weeks over a “security alert,” drawing a sharp rebuke from his political party and legal counsels.