Pakistan Imposes Emergency in KP and Ousts PTI Provincial Government
· World · India Today, The Hindu
Pakistan's federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has imposed emergency rule and governor's rule in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, removing jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from its last remaining provincial government. President Asif Ali Zardari approved the move under Articles 232 and 234 of Pakistan's Constitution, citing escalating terrorism and a breakdown of governance. Provincial Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and provincial party president Junaid Akbar were reportedly arrested shortly after the emergency was declared. The federal action coincided with a planned PTI long march led towards Islamabad to demand Imran Khan's release. PTI leadership rejected the intervention as an undemocratic measure that will deepen political confrontation.
Why it matters
The removal of the PTI provincial government escalates political instability in Pakistan and heightens security tensions near the capital.
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