Pakistan Imposes Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan’s federal government imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday after President Asif Ali Zardari approved recommendations from the cabinet, suspending the provincial government led by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of former prime minister Imran Khan’s PTI party.
The measures were invoked under Articles 232 and 234 of Pakistan’s Constitution. The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said the action followed a review of the province’s security situation and accused the provincial administration of “deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism.” The PTI has denied failing to cooperate on counterterrorism.
Governor Faisal Karim Kundi will administer the province with an interim cabinet. An emergency was declared in 12 districts, including the eight merged tribal districts and Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Bannu and Lakki Marwat. Article 234 permits the federal government to assume provincial functions or assign them to the governor, while Parliament may exercise the provincial assembly’s powers. The initial period lasts two months and may be extended with parliamentary approval, up to six months.
Mobile and internet services were disrupted or slowed in some areas, including parts of Peshawar, but telecom sources cited by Dawn said there was no province-wide shutdown.
The Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayin-i-Pakistan alliance condemned the decision as unconstitutional, while PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan condemned it as undemocratic, and said it would be challenged in courts, assemblies and public forums. KP Information Minister Shafi Jan also claimed Afridi had been detained, but Dawn had reached out to police for comment.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs two attribution/details corrected to match the sources. - "PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan and the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayin-i-Pakistan alliance condemned the decision as unconstitutional": The sources say the TTAP called the move unconstitutional, while Gohar condemned it as undemocratic; the story attributes the same characterization to both. - "police had not confirmed that report": The source only says Dawn had reached out to police for comment, not that police had responded or declined to confirm.
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Pakistan Imposes Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan’s federal government imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday after President Asif Ali Zardari approved recommendations from the cabinet, suspending the provincial government led by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of former prime minister Imran Khan’s PTI party.
The measures were invoked under Articles 232 and 234 of Pakistan’s Constitution. The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said the action followed a review of the province’s security situation and accused the provincial administration of “deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism.” The PTI has denied failing to cooperate on counterterrorism.
Governor Faisal Karim Kundi will administer the province with an interim cabinet. An emergency was declared in 12 districts, including the eight merged tribal districts and Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Bannu and Lakki Marwat. Article 234 permits the federal government to assume provincial functions or assign them to the governor, while Parliament may exercise the provincial assembly’s powers. The initial period lasts two months and may be extended with parliamentary approval, up to six months.
Mobile and internet services were disrupted or slowed in some areas, including parts of Peshawar, but telecom sources cited by Dawn said there was no province-wide shutdown.
PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan and theThe Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayin-i-Pakistan alliance condemned the decision as unconstitutionalunconstitutional, while PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan condemned it as undemocratic, and said it would be challenged in courts, assemblies and public forums. KP Information Minister Shafi Jan also claimed Afridi had been detained, but policeDawn had notreached confirmedout thatto report.police for comment.
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