Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the PTI-led provincial government over failure to tackle armed fighters. The federal government appointed a new ...
Pakistan imposes emergency rule over Imran Khan's provincial government
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party says the move is aimed at crushing protests demanding Imran Khan’s release.
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- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency and suspended a provincial government led by the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, which the federal government said had failed to tackle Islamist armed fighters in the province bordering Afghanistan.
- The state of emergency and imposition of a new governor in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sharply escalates a standoff between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the government, and comes a week after PTI supporters gathered in the province intending to march on Islamabad to demand Khan's release.
- Pakistan's constitution allows the government to take over from provincial authorities during an emergency, and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said a provincial governor would take charge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has suffered an increasing number of armed fighters attacks in recent months.
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