A prominent Pakistani human rights activist, Gulalai Ismail, has fled to the US, after months in hiding.
In a statement she said: “The last few months have been awful. I have been threatened, harassed, and I am lucky to be alive.”
She did not reveal how she left the country, given she was under a travel ban, but told The New York Times: “I didn’t fly out of an airport.”
Ms Ismail is accused of “anti-state activities” and “inciting violence”. Read more