Pakistan forms advisory board for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under governor’s rule

Pakistan’s federal government has imposed emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and established an 11-member advisory board to run provincial affairs under Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formed the body, described in some reports as a provincial cabinet of the governor. The move follows security and governance concerns in the province.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has faced repeated militant attacks and political tensions in recent years. The imposition of governor’s rule places executive authority with the federally appointed governor rather than the elected provincial assembly and chief minister. The advisory board is tasked with overseeing day-to-day administration, security coordination and development functions during the emergency period.

No detailed list of the 11 members or the precise duration of the emergency has been published in the initial reports. The decision concentrates federal oversight in a province that borders Afghanistan and has been a focus of counter-terrorism operations. Provincial political parties have historically contested such interventions as undermining elected government.

The concrete step is the formal creation of the advisory board under the governor after the emergency declaration. Further administrative orders and any legal challenges will determine how long the arrangement lasts and what functions it actually exercises.