Pakistan imposes emergency rule in Imran Khan stronghold | DW News

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Pakistan has imposed emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the elected provincial government led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI party. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other provincial leaders have been detained. The federal government says the intervention is necessary to tackle worsening militant violence. PTI says it is intended to stop its supporters marching on Islamabad to demand Khan’s release. Ayesha Siddiqa, a senior fellow in King’s College London’s Department of War Studies and an expert on Pakistan’s military, examines the security justification, the political stakes and PTI’s own responsibility for protecting people. 00:00 Emergency rule sparks protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 00:31 Protesters condemn suspension of provincial government 01:12 Federal government cites terrorism and security concerns 01:25 Government supporter defends emergency measures 02:01 Rising militant violence along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border 02:19 Pakistan Moveme

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