Politics
Pakistan suspends Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government under emergency, detains PTI officials
October 12, 2026 at 09:01 AM · Updated 4d ago
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 9 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
What do emergency and governor rule in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mean?
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SNSky News Arabia
باكستان.. اعتقال وزراء محليين من حزب عمران خان
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TGThe Guardian
Imran Khan’s party decries ‘coup’ after Pakistan suspends provincial government
(opens the publisher’s site)Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Imran Khan's party-governed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, suspended its government, and detained the provincial chief minister and cabinet members.
- President Asif Ali Zardari declared the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice, citing failure to curb Islamist militancy.
- Federal minister Talal Chaudhry confirmed chief minister Sohail Afridi and some cabinet members have been detained.
- PTI denies failing to curb militants and says Islamabad withheld needed funding and equipment.
- Law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said a new governor will take charge in the province for six months initially.
- The emergency measures followed the collapse of talks between the federal government and PTI over the party's planned march to Islamabad demanding Khan's release.