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NA ratifies emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid opposition protest

Pakistan Published 14 October 2026, 17:21 · archived 14 Oct 2026

The National Assembly on Wednesday ratified the presidential proclamation of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 232 of the Constitution, passing a government resolution by majority vote despite protests from opposition benches, Aaj News reported. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry moved the resolution after the House, chaired by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, suspended question hour. The session was later adjourned until 11am on Friday. Explaining the constitutional grounds for the move, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar told the House that the decisio...

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