Former MLA of Imran Khan's party seeks political asylum in India

A former MLA from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is trying to seek asylum in India over atrocities on minorities in Pakistan. Baldev Kumar, 43, former MLA from Pakistan's Barikot reserved seat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said he wants political asylum in India as minorities are being persecuted in Pakistan. Baldev Kumar is presently in India on a three-month visa. A few months before he arrived in India on August 12, Baldev Kumar sent his wife and their two children to their relatives in Ludhiana's Khanna. He said he was forced to move his family out of Pakistan as religious minorities were being persecuted in the country. Kumar, who is currently staying in Khanna along with his family, said he does not want to go back to Pakistan. He said he will formally seek political asylum in India as he fears for his family's safety.