Suspension of provincial government escalates standoff with Khan’s PTI party a week after his supporters began marching to demand his release
Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in a province led by Imran Khan’s PTI party and suspended its government, a move a party spokesperson described as “more of a coup disguised as emergency”.
President Asif Ali Zardari declared the emergency in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, after the federal government said authorities there had failed to tackle Islamist militancy in the province bordering Afghanistan.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/imran-khans-party-decries-coup-after-pakistan-suspends-provincial-government
Author : Reuters
Publish date : 2026-10-12 00:22:00
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