Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari declared emergency rule in opposition-governed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province under Articles 232 and 234 of the constitution, granting the federal government administrative powers over the province, Geo News reported on Oct. 11. Separately, the Ministry of Interior authorized the deployment of army personnel and equipment to support the civilian administration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the imposition of emergency rule.