Pakistan, Oct. 13 -- Non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, Sohail Afridi, and some of his cabinet members are in preventative custody, officials confirmed on Monday.

The PTI had reported their detention on Sunday, shortly after the Centre imposed emergency and governor's rule in the province under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution.

On Monday, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry told Reuters, "Yes, I can confirm that the chief minister (Sohail Afridi) and some of his cabinet members have been taken into preventive custody." If any of them have any cases to be tried against them, they will be charged and tried but the others will be released, he said, adding that the detentions happened on Sunday.

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