Pakistan detains hundreds of politicians from Imran Khan’s PTI party
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"Pakistan detains hundreds of politicians from Imran Khan’s PTI party" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Amnesty International, NPR, Dawn and Al Jazeera. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Pakistan: Declaration of emergency must not be pretext to crackdown on human rights Amnesty International · 2d ago
- Pakistan imposes emergency rule in former prime minister's stronghold NPR · 2d ago
- Dar-led body to oversee KP affairs Dawn · 2d ago
- Imran Khan’s PTI braces to fight federal takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Al Jazeera · 2d ago
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