KP governor rule: Afridi and cabinet held in Peshawar
Talal Chaudhry said the detentions were preventive custody, while PTI called the emergency a bid to stop a march on Islamabad for Imran Khan's release.
President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency on Sunday and suspended the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government led by Sohail Afridi.
Minister Talal Chaudhry said the chief minister and some cabinet members were placed in preventive custody at the chief minister’s house in Peshawar.
Police reports described the detentions as being in the hundreds; The New Indian Express reported a figure of 278 PTI members.
The centre says the province failed to curb terrorism; PTI says the emergency was meant to block a march on Islamabad for Imran Khan’s release.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said Governor Faisal Karim Kundi would take charge of the province.