President Asif Ali Zardari approved the federal cabinet’s advice to impose an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution. PTI says Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has been arrested; officials have not confirmed it. What the Constitution requires next.

Pakistan’s cabinet meets on an emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; CJP’s three leaders remain in police custody after more than 7,000 detentions in Delhi; Johor keeps 1,198 schools shut; ships are hit almost daily near Hormuz; North Korea marks its party anniversary quietly.

Pakistan’s federal cabinet was due to meet on Sunday to consider an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government had “no room left”, while Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said he would not accept any “illegal move”. Our tables lay out the options and the steps the Constitution requires.

Pakistan’s federal government has finalised preparations for an emergency in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Express Tribune reported, citing sources. PTI says the move would violate the 18th Amendment. We explain what the Constitution requires and list the arrests PTI has reported.

The PTI long march led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is due in Mardan on its seventh day. The party plans to announce its next steps at Swabi, while federal ministers warn it not to take the march out of the province.

Haze from Indonesian fires shuts schools across Malaysia, the ICC rules Rodrigo Duterte fit for trial, a Saudia jet is damaged in a Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, the PTI march reaches Peshawar and India’s GST Council recommends removing arrest powers. What matters in Asia today.

The PTI long march led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Peshawar on its fifth day. The Peshawar High Court has asked Afridi to respond to a petition over the use of a government helicopter, and PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan says the party is still ready for talks.

The PTI long march led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is heading towards Swabi, where he says he will announce the next step. Pakistan’s defence minister says the federal government must make crucial decisions on KP, and the governor says an emergency could be imposed. The route, the claims and what to watch.

The march led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi left Mattani for Khyber on its fourth day. Sand-filled containers block the Khairabad bridge into Punjab, Dawn reported, and the government says it will not accept demands made under pressure.

The main stories from across Asia on Wednesday, 7 October 2026: a US Marine held over a killing in Okinawa, Thailand’s flood plan for the IMF–World Bank meetings, Nepal’s Gen Z protest cases, a spy charge involving Taiwan’s first family, Yemen’s claim on Mocha and the PTI march.

The main stories from across Asia on Tuesday, 6 October 2026: Pakistan and Türkiye agree to send forces to Saudi Arabia, Philippine inflation jumps to 7.2%, the PTI march reaches Kohat, a film about a 1974 assassination divides South Korea, and Malaysia approves the return of 3,524 more Myanmar nationals.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have agreed to put the collective defence commitments of their Makkah alliance into immediate effect, with Pakistani and Turkish forces to be made available for rapid deployment in the kingdom. A retired Pakistani general becomes the alliance's first secretary-general.