Партия Хана в течение нескольких дней проводила митинги, чтобы оказать давление на правительство и добиться его освобождения, угрожая в ближайшие дни маршем на столицу, Исламабад.

Партия Хана в течение нескольких дней проводила митинги, чтобы оказать давление на правительство и добиться его освобождения.

President Asif Ali Zardari has effectively suspended the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The northwestern state is an epicenter of support for former PM Imran Khan and run by his PTI party.

President Asif Ali Zardari has effectively suspended the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The northwestern state is an epicenter of support for former PM Imran Khan and run by his party.

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a stronghold of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.

The federal government on Sunday imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the president’s approval of the recommendations by the federal cabinet. The measures have been approved under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, the President House said in a statement. The two provisions pertain to the proclamation of emergency and governor’s rule. Article 232 of the Constitution deals with “proclamation of emergency on account of war and internal disturbance”, while

Khan’s party has been rallying for several days to pressure the government for his release, threatening to march on the capital, Islamabad, in the coming days.

Thousands of supporters are demanding Khan’s release amid economic hardship and growing anti-government protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Details