Over 60 Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have urged President Joe Biden to use Washington's influence to advocate for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023. The lawmakers expressed concerns over human rights abuses in Pakistan and irregularities in the country's elections. This development follows a UN Human Rights working group's opinion that Khan's detention was arbitrary and violated international law.

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