### [2026-10-11](/feed/2026/10/11/index.md)

##### Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
# Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari declares a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspends its provincial government amid disputes over the province's response to Islamist militancy. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20261011-pakistan-imposes-emergency-rule-in-imran-khan-s-provincial-stronghold)

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