{
  "id": 13919992,
  "title": "In pictures: Containers, cops and celebrations in Peshawar as emergency, governor's rule imposed in KP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/in-pictures-containers-cops-and-celebrations-in-peshawar-as-emergency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:19:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2036601/in-pictures-containers-cops-and-celebrations-in-peshawar-as-emergency-governors-rule-imposed-in-kp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 12, 2026, the federal government imposed governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — formerly ruled by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf — leading to heightened security in Peshawar. Containers were placed on major roads, and police were deployed to maintain law and order. Educational institutions were closed on that day. Traffic conditions remained impaired in key locations, while internet and cellular services were restored.\n\nPhotographs from Peshawar today show people navigating around shipping containers used to block access to the city's Red Zone. A man on a motorbike rides past the wall of containers, while a police officer directs pedestrians near the restricted area. Traffic officials erect cement blockades to further restrict access to the Red Zone.\n\nIn response to the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule, a PML-N supporter sets off fireworks in Peshawar, celebrating the decision.",
  "summary": "A day after the federal government imposed governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — formerly governed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf — security across the city remains heightened, with containers placed on major roads in Peshawar, police deployed to maintain law and order, and educational institutions closed on Monday. Traffic remains impaired in key locations across the city, while…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Peshawar becomes city of containers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/peshawar-becomes-city-of-containers",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:05:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Peshawar becomes city of containers following governor’s rule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/peshawar-becomes-city-of-containers-following-governors-rule",
        "published": "2026-10-12T06:50:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}