Asif Ali Zardari

Rule Changes

In office; signed the emergency proclamation

The Federal Constitutional Court suspended Peshawar High Court proceedings on petitions filed under Article 199 on or after October 12, ruling that the army's deployment under Article 245 takes precedence. On November 7, the Peshawar High Court removed about 105 petitions from its November 10 cause list, including challenges to the emergency and to the detention of suspended Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.

Updated Yesterday

Force in Play

As of September 2026: Serving president

A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden tractor into the Aman Mela police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday, killing 12 people and wounding about 35. The dead included a child, two women, and a customs official; all but one were civilians.

Updated Sep 28