Police detained a female rights activist outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Thursday, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) member Qazi Khizar said.

The Karachi police have also heightened security, with a considerable number of women personnel present at the site, a Dawn correspondent reported.

Authorities have closed off roads leading to the KPC for public traffic.

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