What do emergency and governor rule in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mean?

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s federal government has taken direct control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province until now governed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.President Asif Ali Zardari signed a proclamation on Sunday, on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, imposing a state of emergency and declaring that the provincial government could no longer function in accordance with the Constitution, the legal basis for governor’s rule. On Monday, junior interior minister Talal Chaudhry said that the province’s chief minister Sohail Afridi had been placed under detention.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan imposes emergency rule in ​province governed by Imran Khan’s partylist 2 of 4Pro-Imran Khan mass rally launched after Pakistan government talks faillist 3 of 4Pakistan suspends Imran Khan’s party-led provincial governmentlist 4 of 4Can Pakistan’s Sohail Afridi win freedom for ex-PM Imran Khan?end of list“The fundamental grounds for imposition of emergency are law and order, fight against terrorism, and to save innocent people from the dreadful consequences of terrorist activities,” federal Law ...