Pakistan's presidential palace issued a statement on the 11th saying that Pakistani President Zardari approved the imposition of a state of emergency in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtung in the northwestern part of the country on the same day because the security situation in the province is getting worse. The statement said that the decision was made after comprehensive consideration of federal cabinet recommendations and relevant agencies' reports on the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Prime Minister's Office of Pakistan issued a statement on the same day saying that the federal cabinet had heard a briefing on the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In view of the deteriorating security situation in the province and the negative response of the provincial government, the Cabinet recommended that the President exercise constitutional powers to implement a state of emergency in the province. Recently, armed violence has surged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Pakistan's security forces have stepped up anti-terrorist operations.

Pakistan's presidential palace issued a statement on the 11th saying that Pakistani President Zardari approved the imposition of a state of emergency in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtung in the northwestern part of the country on the same day because the security situation in the province is getting worse. The statement said that the decision was made after comprehensive consideration of federal cabinet recommendations and relevant agencies' reports on the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Prime Minister's Office of Pakistan issued a statement on the same day saying that the federal cabinet had heard a briefing on the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In view of the deteriorating security situation in the province and the negative response of the provincial government, the Cabinet recommended that the President exercise constitutional powers to implement a state of emergency in the province. Recently, armed violence has surged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Pakistan's security forces have stepped up anti-terrorist operations.