Federal government ready to impose emergency in KP

Summary

• The federal government has completed preparations to impose governor’s rule or an emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Friday.
• Sanaullah said the issue could be resolved if the KP government agreed to support the federal government and security agencies in the fight against terrorism.
• The law minister said the PTI and the KP government stood with law enforcement agencies.

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The federal government has completed preparations to impose governor’s rule or an emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Friday. He said the provincial government must decide whether to cooperate with the Centre in the fight against terrorism.

Speaking on a television programme, Chaudhry said the government wanted to eliminate terrorism from the province. He urged the KP government to work with federal authorities and law enforcement agencies to improve the security situation.

He warned that the federal government could impose an emergency if the provincial government failed to cooperate. He also clarified that the proposed emergency would cover the entire province, not just 12 districts.

Chaudhry said the government had completed its preparations for the possible move. However, he did not announce a date for the decision. He said the government believed that further delays in taking action against terrorists were no longer possible.

The minister also rejected claims that the proposed emergency was linked to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march towards Islamabad. He said the government had handled major political marches in the past and was prepared to deal with the current protest.

He added that the march was not a major challenge for the government. He maintained that the proposed emergency was aimed at addressing terrorism in KP.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah also said that the possible imposition of governor’s rule or an emergency was linked to counterterrorism efforts. He said the decision was not connected to the PTI’s long march.

Sanaullah said the issue could be resolved if the KP government agreed to support the federal government and security agencies in the fight against terrorism. He called on Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and PTI leaders to clearly state their position on the matter.