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Pakistan federal government takes control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan’s federal government has taken control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province led by the opposition.
The government said there had been a severe breakdown in law and order.
The move comes amid militant violence in the province.
Federal officials named a politically allied official to lead it.
The change shifts control from the opposition-led provincial government to the federal government.
It matters because it changes who is in charge of the province during a period of violence.
The available information does not say how long federal control will last or what happens next.
Pakistan’s federal government took control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an opposition-led province.
The government cited what it called “a severe breakdown in law and order.”
The move came amid militant violence in the province.
The federal government named a politically allied official as being in charge.
- Who
- Pakistan’s federal government took control. It named a politically allied official as being in charge.
- What
- The government took control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- Why
- The government cited a severe breakdown in law and order amid militant violence.
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a severe breakdown in law and order
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- Province
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Government
- Pakistan’s federal government
- Reason cited
- A severe breakdown in law and order amid militant violence
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