Pakistan declared emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province bordering Afghanistan and a stronghold of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. President Asif Ali Zardari approved the move after the federal government cited worsening security and militant attacks. The province will be administered by its governor with an advisory council, while federal authorities said troops would be deployed. PTI leaders condemned the measure as undemocratic, as supporters continued demonstrations demanding Khan’s release and preparing to march toward Islamabad.
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