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Pakistan suspends Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government under emergency rule
Original: 🔴 BREAKING Pakistan Suspends Provincial Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of
President Asif Ali Zardari has declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the provincial government led by Imran Khan's PTI party. The federal government cited failures to tackle Islamist militancy as the reason for the move, which effectively removes PTI from power in the province it governs. The decision is expected to sharply escalate tensions between Pakistan's federal authorities and the opposition party.
Why now: A dramatic federal takeover of a PTI-governed province is a major political escalation in Pakistan.
Asif Ali ZardariImran KhanPTIKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan
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