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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Imran Khan's party's provincial government suspended by Pakistan president

Islamabad: Pakistan's president suspended the government in a province ruled by the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan after declaring a state of emergency on Sunday, his office said, stripping its elected administration of its powers.

The decision comes amid a confrontation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government and Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which governs northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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