Pakistan president imposes emergency in province ruled by ex-PM Imran Khan’s party
The president's declaration effectively suspends the provincial government.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has imposed a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, governed by Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The decision comes after Khan's party intensified its pressure on the government to release him, threatening to march on Islamabad. President Zardari signed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice to declare the emergency following a federal cabinet decision, stating that the provincial government had failed to combat Islamist militancy.
The constitution permits the federal government to assume control over some or all of a province's functions during an emergency, though the specific administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains unspecified. Khan's aide and PTI spokesman, Zulfikar Bukhari, denounced the decision as "ridiculous," predicting further bloodshed and instability.
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