Pakistan’s political confrontation over jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has escalated after the federal government imposed emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the authority of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial administration. The move, announced on Sunday, brings one of the party’s most important political strongholds under federal control and has intensified tensions between the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Khan’s supporters.
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