Shahbaz Sharif

Authorities in Pakistan have banned protests and begun rounding up activists a day before a rally by lawyers that could challenge the government.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday barred opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from elected office, raising the prospect of bitter political conflict.

Twin suicide blasts killed at least 15 people on Saturday in the Pakistani garrison town of Rawalpindi adjoining Islamabad, the military said, including 13 aboard a Defence…