India, July 5 -- Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar is under fire over a case in which his grandson is alleged to be the main suspect in the abduction and gangrape of two foreign women in Lahore.

Investigators said the accused demanded access to cryptocurrency assets during the incident. Police allege that Raza Dar, identified as the main suspect, received USD 100,000 in exchange for the release of one of the women.

Raza Dar is reportedly the grandson of Ishaq Dar, news agency PTI said, citing police sources.

Calls for Ishaq Dar's resignation have also grown. Pakistani Senator Faisal Vawda accused both the federal government and Pakistan's Punjab provincial government of shielding the minister's relative in ...