Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency imposed; PTI plans court fight

The PTI parliamentary party and TTAP say they will fight the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency and governor's rule in court, parliament and public forums.

Pakistan has imposed an emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Connected to India reported that the PTI government is suspended.

PTI's parliamentary party, meeting for three hours on Sunday, called the decision unconstitutional and an affront to the provincial mandate.

PTI and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan said they will contest the move in court, in parliament and in public.

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said the security concerns cited by the authorities were concentrated in 12 districts.

Gohar condemned the reported detention of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi; the reports here carry no official confirmation.

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