Pakistan summons UK diplomat over a threat

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (AP): Pakistan summoned Britain's deputy high commissioner on Friday after a viral video showed a woman at a rally in a northern English city saying the Pakistani army chief would die in a possible attack.

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Matt Cannell to demand an investigation into a woman who discussed the possible killing of Pakistan's chief of defense staff, Asim Munir, in a car bombing, officials and local media said.

The woman was rallying in Bradford, England, in support of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Khan, ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022, has been in prison for two years on a corruption conviction. He remains popular with many supporters.

The Bradford rally came days after a Pakistani court sentenced Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison for allegedly retaining and selling state gifts.