Tarar cites 196% surge in terrorism to justify KP ...

Summary

• Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been rendered inactive following the imposition of an emergency.
• He said the governor is now authorised to administer the province under the federal government.
• The law minister said the federal government had also ordered the deployment of armed forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 245 of the Constitution to assist the governor.

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Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been rendered inactive following the imposition of an emergency. He said the governor is now authorised to administer the province under the federal government.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside federal ministers, Tarar said a separate secretariat had been established for 12 districts severely affected by terrorism. An Additional Chief Secretary would serve as the administrator of the newly established Administrative and Regional Development Council (ARDC) for these districts, which would also operate under the governor’s supervision.