Reuters · October 14, 2026

Pakistan Emergency Suspends PTI-Led Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; PTI Challenges Rule in Court

• President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency on Sunday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, suspending the provincial government led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and putting an opponent from Zardari's party in charge, according to the report.
• The federal government accused the provincial government of failing to tackle militancy in the province, which has seen a rise in militant attacks, according to the report.
• PTI challenged the emergency rule at the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday; the party says the move was a pretext for a political takeover and to stop supporters marching on Islamabad, according to the report.
• Khan's three sisters and hundreds of supporters, including party leaders, were arrested ahead of a planned march by supporters demanding Khan's release and medical treatment, according to the report.

Events and the competing accounts are as reported by Reuters; PTI's response is documented in the source and included above. Original headline: "Jailed Imran Khan's woes compound after Pakistan suspends his provincial government".