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Imran Khan’s party decries ‘coup’ after Pakistan suspends provincial government

The Guardian World Monday 12 October 2026, 00:22 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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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...

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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