{
  "id": 14928108,
  "title": "PHC to hear PTI chairman’s plea against emergency, governor’s rule in KP on Oct 20",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/phc-to-hear-pti-chairmans-plea-against-emergency-governors-rule-in-kp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:58:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037576/phc-to-hear-pti-chairmans-plea-against-emergency-governors-rule-in-kp-on-oct-20"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Peshawar High Court has scheduled October 20 for the initial hearing of a case filed by PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan, who is challenging the imposition of emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The federal government declared these measures on October 11, citing the provincial government's \"deliberate disengagement\" from the fight against terrorism. The opposition, including the PTI, has criticized the move and vowed to protest the decision in various forums, including the judiciary. Gohar's petition, filed on October 14, seeks to declare the federal government's actions unconstitutional and to set aside the emergency and governor's rule in KP. The case named key officials, including the KP Governor, the Speaker of the KP Assembly, and the Secretary of the KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department as respondents. The PTI chairman's lawyers will be represented by a team consisting of Sameer Khosa, Salman Akram Raja, Ali Zaman, Sardar Haseeb Ahmad, and Zainab Shahid.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Friday fixed October 20 for the preliminary hearing of a petition filed by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan challenging the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and seeking to have the move declared unconstitutional. The federal government on October 11 imposed emergency in KP, and placed the province under governor’s rule,…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "PHC to hear PTI chairman’s plea against emergency, governor’s rule in KP on Oct 20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/phc-to-hear-pti-chairmans-plea-against-emergency-governors-rule-in-kp-14928550",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:58:34.000Z"
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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."
}