Pakistan president imposes emergency in province ruled by ex-PM Imran Khan’s party
- On Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari imposed a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, effectively suspending the provincial government and granting federal authorities sweeping administrative powers under two constitutional security articles.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office justified the emergency by citing the "provincial government's deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism" following a cabinet review of the security situation.
- Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023, fueling ongoing protests by his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , as supporters recently marched in Khyber district demanding his release.
- Police deployed today in Peshawar, blocking roads near the Red Zone as authorities braced for potential escalation following weeks of political tension and organized demonstrations across the province.
- Khan remains in prison after more than three years, with supporters raising concerns about his deteriorating health, a detention that continues to fuel the standoff between the administration and PTI.
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Pak president declares emergency in KPK, provincial govt ceases to exist
Islamabad, Oct 11: Pakistan on Sunday declared an emergency in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the deteriorating law and order situation, bringing the provincial government led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party to an end. An emergency allows Pakistan's federal government to assume key executive and legislative powers in a province during a security crisis or breakdown of constitutional governance. President Asif A…
Pakistan’s president suspends provincial government led by Khan’s party ahead of march – WTOP News
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday declared a state of emergency in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan and suspended its government, which is led by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, ahead of a planned march on Islamabad by supporters demanding his release. Zardari acted on the recommendation of...
Pakistan's president suspends provincial government led by Khan&#
A police officer stands guard at a road barricaded with shipping containers by authorities ahead of a protest by the supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanding his release, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
These measures, invoked on the basis of two articles of the Pakistani Constitution relating to security, give the federal government broad administrative powers over the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where thousands of supporters of the former imprisoned Prime Minister, Imran Khan, marched to demand his release. Thousands of supporters of Mr. Khan protested to demand his release and to express their discontent with the government due to diffic…
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