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Govt says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency aimed at unified counterterrorism policy

Pakistan Published 13 October 2026, 13:22 · archived 13 Oct 2026

Federal ministers on Tuesday defended the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the move was taken under the Constitution in response to rising terrorism and the failure of efforts to reach an agreement with the provincial government on a joint counterterrorism strategy. Addressing a news conference for foreign media representatives, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the federal government had made repeated attempts to secure cooperation from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government, but the talks failed to pro...

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