Pakistan Seizes Control of an Opposition-Led Province

The Pakistani government has taken control of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing a breakdown in law and order due to militant violence. The decision comes after the provincial government, led by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, refused to follow a directive from the Supreme Court.

The federal government has appointed a politically allied official as the new administrator of the province. This move is likely to escalate political tensions in the country.