Content overview: “Pakistan Government Takes Control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amid Militant Violence, Appoints A”. Pakistan's federal government has seized administrative control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing a severe breakdown in law and order due to escalating militant violence. The move, announced by the interior ministry, places a politically allied official in charge of the opposition-led province, effectively sidelining the elected provincial government led by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
The decision comes after a series of deadly attacks, including a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 soldiers in Bannu and a separate assault on a police station in Tank, which the military attributed to militants operating from across the Afghan border. By invoking emergency provisions, the federal government has deepened the political crisis between the center and the PTI, which has accused the ruling coalition of using security concerns to undermine its mandate. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.