A state of emergency has been imposed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the provincial government led by Imran Khan’s PTI party has been suspended amid escalating tensions. The federal government cited the province’s inability to address Islamist militancy near the Afghanistan border as justification for the move, which a PTI spokesperson condemned as an attempt to undermine democratic processes. Protests by Khan’s supporters demanding his release have intensified in the past week, deepening the political standoff between the federal and provincial authorities. The declaration marks a significant escalation in the ongoing power struggle between the ruling coalition and the opposition party.
Suspension of provincial government escalates standoff with Khan’s PTI party a week after his supporters began marching to demand his releasePakistan 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. Continue reading...
