Three died in the violence in the northwestern city of Peshawar, local media reported.

In various cities including Khan's hometown of Lahore, buildings were burnt and debris including charred vehicles blocked the road disrupting.

Protesters also blocked major roads in the port city of Karachi and police fired tear gas at protesters in the.

Pakistan has cut off internet and cell phone services in some parts of the country and sent in paramilitary Rangers.

Khan was taken into custody at a court in Islamabad in a corruption case, local broadcaster Geo TV reported.

Doctors say a number of people have died in the past few months from the virus and that some had.

The incident in the Malappuram district of the state took place at around 7 p.m. local time on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday in the Sawal Dher area of Mardan city in the country's ultra-conservative northwestern Khyber.

The foreign ministers of the nuclear-armed rivals spoke bitterly at separate press conferences after a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang started a two-day visit to Pakistan on Friday where he met with Pakistan’s President Arif.