# Pakistan president places Khan stronghold province under emergency rule

https://mins.news/en/item/95122

- DW, 2026-10-11 09:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-president-puts-khan-stronghold-province-under-emergency-rule/a-79632530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> President Asif Ali Zardari announced emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, effectively removing the provincial government run by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Khan supporters are continuing anti-government protests and demanding his release from jail.

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