Pakistan Declares Emergency, Suspends PTI Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 11 October 2026, suspending the government led by Imran Khan's PTI. The order, on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice, follows federal claims provincial authorities failed to tackle militancy bordering Afghanistan. A governor will rule for six months.