Governor’s rule in KP: what happens now

AFP T : T T : NATIONAL Six months, 12 districts, Rs160 billion: the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, page by page.

President Zardari signed the prime minister’s advice

File T : T 11 October 2026 An emergency and governor’s rule were imposed on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the PTI-led provincial government.

Governor’s rule, across the whole province

T : T Article 234 of the Constitution 234 The emergency comes under Article 232, and stays until peace returns.

districts, the worst hit by terrorism

T : T Where the fight is 12 Their police can now ask the federal government for help directly. The aim is to clear them of terrorists in four to six months.

in three phases

T : T The money Rs160 bn Weapons, armoured vehicles and training for the police first; then health, education and infrastructure; then projects the government says stalled.

T : T Governor’s rule will end after six months … The emergency will remain in place until peace is restored. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Parliamentary Affairs Minister

Fazl wants a new Charter of Democracy

AFP T : T The opposition PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan calls it political victimisation. The government says no party has been handed the province’s powers.

The full story, and what comes next

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