# PTI Challenges KP Emergency Rule in Peshawar High Court

> PTI chairman moves Peshawar High Court to declare KP emergency rule unconstitutional.
- Title: PTI Challenges KP Emergency Rule in Peshawar High Court · Dawn
- Summary: PTI chairman moves Peshawar High Court to declare KP emergency rule unconstitutional. PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan filed a petition with Peshawar High Court…
- Keywords: pti, khyber pakhtunkhwa, peshawar high court, emergency rule, gohar ali khan, faisal karim kundi, kp advisory council, khyber pakhtunkhwa assembly, preventive detention, news, politics, Challenges
- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2037118/pti-chairman-gohar-moves-phc-against-emergency-governors-rule-in-kp
- Author: Waseem Ahmed Shah
- Published: 2026-10-14T12:35:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pti, khyber pakhtunkhwa, peshawar high court, emergency rule, gohar ali khan, faisal karim kundi, kp advisory council, khyber pakhtunkhwa assembly, preventive detention, news, politics
## PTI challenges KP emergency rule
PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan moved Peshawar High Court against emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
## Emergency follows political tensions
The emergency, declared on Sunday, follows heightened tensions between PML-N-led federal government and PTI-led KP government.
## Governor Kundi assumes role
Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has assumed the role of running the province with an 11-member technocratic KP Advisory Council.
## PTI files constitutional challenge
Advocate Shah Faisal Ilyas submitted a petition challenging the emergency proclamation on behalf of PTI chairman.
## Petition demands constitutional restoration
The petition requested PHC to declare Oct 11 emergency proclamation unconstitutional and restore chief minister Sohail Afridi.
## Challenges to emergency proclamation
Gohar challenged constitutionality, legality and vires of Oct 11 Proclamation of Emergency in KP.
## Petition targets KP Advisory Council
The petition also challenged the establishment of the 11-member KP Advisory Council and Area Development Secretariat.
## Army deployment questioned
The petition argued army deployment under Article 245 could not supplant civilian executive or constitutional administration.
## Petition seeks immediate actions
The petition requested immediate release of Afridi and KP cabinet members from preventive detention.
## Constitutional grounds for challenge
Gohar stated no prior resolution was moved by KP assembly, making the emergency proclamation unconstitutional.
## Terrorism pretext questioned
The petition claimed terrorism and security were used as pretext without grave emergency in KP.
## No emergency declared in Balochistan
The petition noted no emergency was declared in Balochistan despite high terrorist incidents.
## What happens next
Peshawar High Court will rule on whether emergency rule in KP is constitutional or not.
## Key takeaway

PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan filed a petition with Peshawar High Court challenging the emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as unconstitutional.