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Pakistan detains 278 members of Imran Khan’s party under emergency rule
Pakistani police say 278 members of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party have been detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since emergency rule began on October 11.
The province is a stronghold of Khan’s party, and its elected government has been suspended under the emergency measures.
The federal government says the measures are needed because security has worsened, including amid militant attacks near the Afghan border.
It says the provincial government will remain non-functional until security improves.
The emergency followed days of protests demanding Khan’s release and voicing anger over economic conditions.
Khan has been in prison since August 2023 and faces many charges, which he and his legal team reject as politically motivated.
His party opposes the emergency measures, calling them undemocratic and a federal power grab.
Further demonstrations were called, but Monday’s protests drew smaller crowds than the earlier marches.
Police said Pakistani authorities detained 278 members of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after emergency rule was imposed.
The federal government declared emergency rule in the province on October 11, citing worsening security and militant attacks.
The measures suspended the PTI-led provincial government, which the government said would remain non-functional until security improves.
The declaration followed days of protests demanding the release of Khan, who has been jailed since August 2023.
PTI opposed the measures, calling them undemocratic and a federal government power grab.
- Who
- Pakistani authorities detained 278 members of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
- What
- Emergency rule was imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the PTI-led provincial government was suspended.
- When
- Emergency rule was declared on October 11, 2026; police reported the detentions on October 12.
- Where
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
- Why
- The government cited deteriorating security and militant attacks; the measures followed protests demanding Khan’s release.
Pakistan’s federal government
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Reason for emergency rule
Pakistan’s federal government
The government said the measures were needed because security was deteriorating and militant violence was mounting.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
PTI opposed the constitutional measures and described them as undemocratic and a federal government power grab.
Provincial administration
Pakistan’s federal government
The government said the PTI-led provincial government would be non-functional until security improved and accused it of failing to deal with militants.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
PTI’s provincial government was suspended under the emergency measures.
non-functional
undemocratic and a grab for power by the federal government
People are facing difficulties because of this colonial-style rule. What's happening right now is that children can't go to school, containers have been placed to block roads, businesses are suffering
Imran Khan was jailed, according to the Straits Times.
Pakistan imposed emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after days of protests.
PTI said provincial Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had been arrested; an administrative official said he was placed in protective custody.
Police officials said 278 PTI members had been detained since the emergency declaration.
- Detained PTI members
- 278
- Province
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Emergency rule declared
- October 11, 2026
- Party leader
- Imran Khan
- Provincial chief minister
- Sohail Afridi
Sources
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