Talal slams Fazlur Rehman over KP power-sharing de...

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• State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry has criticised Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman over reports that he sought a role in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s governance following the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province.
• Chaudhry questioned Fazlur Rehman’s criticism of the federal government, arguing that the JUI-F had lost the 2024 elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the PTI and faced defeat in Balochistan at the hands of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party.
• Before the imposition of governor’s rule, Fazlur Rehman had been involved in efforts to mediate between the federal government and the PTI after negotiations over political demands, including Imran Khan’s release, failed to produce an agreement.

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State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry has criticised Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman over reports that he sought a role in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s governance following the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province.

Speaking to the media in Jaranwala on Saturday, Chaudhry rejected claims that the federal government had taken the decision to strengthen the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) politically or remove the PTI-led provincial government for political gains.

He said the new administrative arrangement had been established with a single objective: combating terrorism and restoring peace in the province.

“I am upset. We did not expect Maulana sahab […] to consider this as spoils of war and seek his share in the absence of a PTI government in the province,” Chaudhry said.

He stressed that the decision to impose governor’s rule and an emergency had been taken after other options were considered. He also rejected the impression that the federal government intended to take control of the province’s natural resources or distribute positions among political parties.