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Federal cabinet recommends emergency rule in KP amid worsening security situation

Pakistan Published 11 October 2026, 12:49 · archived 11 Oct 2026

The federal cabinet on Sunday recommended that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advise President Asif Ali Zardari to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, citing the worsening law and order situation and the provincial government’s alleged disengagement from the fight against terrorism. According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the cabinet reviewed the deteriorating security situation in the province during a meeting chaired by the prime minister. The cabinet was briefed on the law and order situation in KP and the wors...

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