# KP government dismissed after emergency rule

> Pakistan's KP province faces emergency and governor's rule after PTI government dismissed.
- Title: KP government dismissed after emergency rule · Dawn | Shortify
- Summary: Pakistan's KP province faces emergency and governor's rule after PTI government dismissed. Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been placed under…
- Keywords: khyber pakhtunkhwa, pti, emergency rule, governor's rule, pakistan, political crisis, dismissal, khyber pakhtunkhwa province, islamabad, news, politics, government
- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2036814/the-kp-impasse
- Author: Arifa Noor
- Published: 2026-10-13T02:31:48+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: khyber pakhtunkhwa, pti, emergency rule, governor's rule, pakistan, political crisis, dismissal, khyber pakhtunkhwa province, islamabad, news, politics
## KP government dismissed
SUNDAY brought what was being whispered about in Islamabad for days: the dismissal of the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
## Media reports emergency possibility
All day long, the mainstream media kept reporting on the possibility of an emergency, adding that the prime minister would hold a cabinet meeting on Sunday morning to make the 'final' decision.
## Last-minute political meetings
But by Saturday evening, there were many other meetings as politicians from the government and opposition sides met or held consultations publicly and behind the scenes.
## Red herrings and announcements
These were last-ditch efforts to avoid taking a 'painful decision'. The call was simply to inform the maulana about the decision.
## Emergency and governor's rule
Soon it was announced that both an emergency and governors' rule had been imposed.
## Press conference justification
The cabinet meeting was followed by a bunch of ministers, including of law and interior, holding a press conference to justify their decision.
## PTI's muted reaction
The PTI’s reaction was muted as it was limited to social media.
## Leaders arrested
Social media posts claimed that the chief minister, Sohail Afridi, as well as other officials, including the KP Assembly Speaker, had been picked up.
## Advisory council formed
By the evening, an advisory council had been put together, in which individuals were given portfolios.
## Maulana Fazlur Rahman's claim
Maulana Fazlur Rahman alleged that the government had backed out of talks.
## Federal government logic
The federal government has imposed an emergency as well as governor’s rule. The logic is hard to understand.
## Political consequences
In the coming days, there will be much hand-wringing over the role of the PPP and the PML-N in dismissing a democratically elected government.
## Terrorism justification
Terrorism’s reincarnation in KP is a complex subject. It cannot be tackled in an article on politics.
## Governance failure
These are all issues the lengthy caretaker government in KP faced and apparently failed to resolve.
## PTI's future
For this is why a populace tiring of the PTI voted back the party with a two-thirds majority in the provincial assembly.
## Key takeaway

Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been placed under emergency rule and governor's administration following the dismissal of the PTI government.