Pakistan's federal government imposed an emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP, a north-western province bordering Afghanistan) on Sunday after the president approved a cabinet recommendation, accusing the opposition PTI-led provincial government of disengaging from the fight against terrorism. An 11-member technocratic advisory council now assists the governor, the army has been deployed in aid of civil power, and reports say Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has been detained, with internet disruptions and road closures in Peshawar. The PTI rejects the move as undemocratic and says it will challenge it in court, raising fears of deeper political instability between the Centre and the province.