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Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the stronghold of the Imran Khan-led Tehreek-e-Insaf party, following protests and riots over worsening economic conditions and demonstrations demanding the release of Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023. The central government, citing the constitution, decided to impose the emergency and appoint an interim governor to manage the region for an initial period of up to six months, with the military and security forces deployed heavily in the city and access to Islamabad restricted. This comes amid rising political and social tensions in the province, where Tehreek-e-Insaf rejects the measures and considers them a political coup, while the government accuses armed groups within the region and threatens acts of violence and potential demonstrations that could lead to major unrest in Pakistan.
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