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British-Pakistani activist held in Pakistan over London speech
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British-Pakistani activist held in Pakistan over London speech

Yousaf Ali Khan, a British-Pakistani activist is being held in Pakistan on charges of sedition and "conspiring to wage war" against the state.He is accused of making incendiary remarks advocating violence in a speech in London broadcast on social media.Khan has lived in the UK for some 20 years, and was visiting Pakistan for a family funeral when he was detained. He was arrested on Saturday night, when a large number of heavily armed police surrounded the family's home in Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.He is president of the UK chapter of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which campaigns for accountability for alleged human rights abuses committed by the Pakistani army whilst fighting against Islamist militants on the border with Afghanistan.According to legal documents, Khan is ac...