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US bill seeks sanctions on Pakistan’s Army Chief, demands Imran Khan’s release

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ANI News

Washington, DC [US], March 25 (ANI): A bipartisan bill introduced in the US Congress on Monday seeking to impose sanctions on Pakistan’s Army chief, General Asim Munir, for his alleged role in persecuting political opponents, including former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, The Hill reported. The legislation, titled the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” was introduced by Reps. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and calls for targeted sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The bill mandates that within 180 days, the US government identify individuals inv…

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