Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency on Sunday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspended the province's government. The government is run by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

President Asif Ali Zardari acted on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The cabinet met first. Sharif's office said the province had pulled back from the fight against militants. The province borders Afghanistan. Militant attacks there have grown in recent months.

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the governor will take charge for at least six months. An advisory council will help him. The interior ministry said it would send troops.

PTI spokesperson Zulfikar Bukhari called it "more of a coup disguised as emergency." He warned it could lead to "further bloodshed" and said it was meant to stop a planned protest. PTI lawmaker Junaid Akbar said the province's chief minister, Sohail Afridi, was arrested along with the party's provincial president, Al Jazeera reported.

Dawn, a Pakistani newspaper, reported internet disruptions in parts of Peshawar, the provincial capital, after the order. PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan "completely rejected" the move.

The move deepens the fight between the government and Khan's party. A week earlier, PTI backers gathered in the province to march on Islamabad. They want Khan freed. Hundreds of activists and three of Khan's sisters were held before the march, The Guardian reported. PTI says the federal government has not given the province the money and gear it needs to fight militants.

What we know: Pakistan suspended the PTI-led provincial government on Sunday, put a governor in charge for at least six months, and is sending troops.
What we don't: Whether courts will block the order, and whether the PTI will go ahead with its march on Islamabad.