President gives green light to emergency rule in K...

Summary

• President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) following a recommendation from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the federal cabinet.
• Earlier on Sunday, the federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, reviewed the security situation in KP and discussed the growing threat of terrorism.
• President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz had also met at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Saturday to discuss the country’s political and security situation, with particular attention to KP.

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President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) following a recommendation from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the federal cabinet. The decision comes amid growing security concerns and a worsening law and order situation in the province.

According to a statement shared on the president’s official X account on Sunday, Zardari approved the prime minister’s advice under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan. The decision followed the federal cabinet’s approval and reports from relevant institutions regarding the security situation.