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Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, 'Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf' block a main road during a protest to condemn a shooting incident on their leader's convoy, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Khan postponed the resumption of his protest march on the country's capital meant to challenge his successor's government, his party said Tuesday. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai)

Imran Khan urges followers to march on Islamabad without him

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A woman places bouquet over the wall of a hospital where former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being treated for a gunshot wound in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Khan who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life the previous day when a gunman fired multiple shots and wounded him in the leg, is listed in stable condition after undergoing surgery at a hospital, a senior leader from his party said Friday. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan pauses protest march after shooting

By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on April 23, 2022. Pakistani officials said Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, that a gunman opened fire at a container truck carrying Khan, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters. Party official Asad Umar and police say Khan was wounded in the foot and was not seriously hurt in the Wazirabad district in the eastern Punjab province. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in shooting at protest

By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, addresses during an anti-government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. A Pakistani court on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, was expected to initiate contempt proceedings against Khan for threatening a judge in a recent rally speech as pressure on the ousted premier intensified with police raiding the apartment of his close aide in the capital, and taking the associate away for interrogation. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai)

Pakistan court summons ex-PM Khan in contempt case next week

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against Khan, authorities said Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass rallies seeking to return to office. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

FILE - Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrive to attend a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Officials say Pakistan’s powerful army chief in a rare move this week, Saturday, July 30, contacted Washington, urging U.S. authorities to use their influence to secure an early release of a key $1.7 billion installment from the International Monetary Fund. The latest development comes as Islamabad struggles to stave off a deepening economic crisis. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan military chief seeks U.S. help on release of IMF loan

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

An investor monitors a stock index on a screen while brokers work at their desks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which responded positively after the news of an International Monetary Fund bailout package, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The IMF said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout package for this impoverished Islamic nation, which has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

IMF reaches preliminary deal with Pakistan on $6B bailout

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A motorcyclist rides past the National Assembly where the session to choose the new prime minister continues in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 11, 2022. Pakistani lawmakers are to choose a new prime minister on Monday, capping a tumultuous week of political drama that saw the ouster of Imran Khan as premier and a constitutional crisis narrowly averted after the country's top court stepped in. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani lawmakers to elect new PM after Imran Khan ouster

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, speaks while other opposition parties leader watch during a press conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani lawmakers elect Shahbaz Sharif as new premier

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 23, 2022. Pakistan’s embattled prime minister faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday, April 9, 2022, waged by his political opposition, which says it has the numbers to defeat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan’s embattled PM ousted in no-confidence vote

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Pakistani paramilitary troops stand guard with riot gears outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Pakistan's embattled prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday and the opposition said it has the numbers to win after Imran Khan's allies and partners in a fragile coalition abandoned him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM’s request

By Kathy Gannon and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's Afghanistan Policies Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The key to Afghan peace lies in Pakistan’s pocket

By Wahab Raofi

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020 file photo, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pakistani rights groups are criticizing Khan after he claimed in an online show on Sunday, April 4, 2021, that wearing the veil — the traditional Islamic head covering — will protect women from sexual assault and not lead men into temptation. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Rights groups say Pakistan PM blames women’s dress for rape

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2018 file photo, chairman of the Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani speaks to reporters outside the Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan. Sanjrani was re-elected as chairman of the Senate, Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan candidate backed by PM Khan elected Senate chairman

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. Prime Minister Khan handily won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday, March 6, 2021, days after the embarrassing defeat of his ruling party’s key candidate in Senate elections. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan’s PM wins vote of confidence after Senate setback

By ZARAR KHAN - Associated Press

Various Pakistani news channels broadcast a live address to the nation by Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, at the office of The Associated Press, in Islamabad, Pakistan Thursday, March 4, 2021. Khan on Thursday announced he would seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly this weekend to prove he still has the support of majority lawmakers in the house, despite the surprising and embarrassing defeat of his ruling party's key candidate in Senate's elections. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani opposition to boycott confidence vote for PM Khan

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. Khan will seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly later this week to prove he enjoys the support of majority in lower house of the parliament despite the defeat of his ruling party's key candidate in the Senate's elections a day before, a Cabinet minister said, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistani PM to seek vote of trust from parliament this week

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Lawmakers arrive to cast their vote in senate elections, at the provincial assembly, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Pakistani lawmakers are choosing new members of the country's Senate, or upper house of parliament — a vote that is seen as a test for Prime Minister Imran Khan's government. Khan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is seeking to improve its standing in the 104-member Senate, where it lacks a majority. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Former Pakistan PM wins Senate election in setback to gov’t

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan inspects a Guard of Honor upon his arrival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Khan is in Sri Lanka for a two day official visit. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Imran Khan invites Sri Lankan Buddhists to visit Pakistan

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

In this May 29, 2010, photo, people from a minority Muslim Ahmadi community stand guard as others prepare to bury the victims of an attack by Islamic militants, in Rubwah, 93 miles northwest of Lahore, Pakistan. President Joe Biden has appointed philanthropist Susie Gelman to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the White House announced Friday. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) **FILE**

Pakistani Shiites end protests, hold funeral for 11 miners

By ABDUL SATTAR - Associated Press