PoliticsHow could emergency rule in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa affect ties with Afghanistan?

Pakistan has suspended the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and imposed emergency rule. The federal government alleges that the administration led by Imran Khan’s party had links to the Pakistani Taliban; the party called the move a coup disguised as emergency rule. Critics warn it could deepen political divisions and further strain ties between Islamabad and Kabul.

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