What do emergency and governor rule in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mean?
Pakistan has taken control of a province governed by Imran Khan’s PTI.
Al Jazeera English reports: Pakistan has taken control of a province governed by Imran Khan’s PTI.
Here is what the move means and what happens next.
This politics story centres on Pakistan. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Imran Khan’s PTI.
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- Pakistan · Asia
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- Al Jazeera English
- First reported
- Key names
- Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan’s PTI
- Section
- Politics
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