Pakistan Takes Over Government in Border Province

Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, removed the local government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 11 October 2026. The area, led by Imran Khan's PTI party, will be run by a federally chosen governor for six months. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advised the step. Federal leaders claim local officials failed to stop armed attacks near Afghanistan.