Pakistan faces mounting calls to release jailed ex-PM Khan

U.S. lawmakers rally to cause, talks between Khan and government collapse

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted in a 2022 no-confidence motion and jailed the following year on a raft of charges. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR

ISLAMABAD -- Talks between Pakistan's government and jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have collapsed, dousing hopes for an end to a political crisis as mounting calls for his release win support in the U.S.

Khan called off the negotiations last week after three rounds of talks failed to generate a deal to halt a wave of instability that has gripped the South Asian nation since the popular politician was ousted in a 2022 no-confidence motion.

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