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.

Foreign ministers of the SCO gathered in India's Goa state on Friday to discuss regional security matters.

The SCO is an eight-member political and security bloc that includes Russia and China.

According to reports, the rescue operation was completed when fire was distinguished.

Pakistani police and military have got a significant presence of their counter-terrorism staff in the valley, which has been prone.