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Emergency in KP: federal govt seeks to justify its decision

Pakistan Published 23 October 2026, 07:22 · archived 23 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday renewed its attack on the previous PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration, accusing it of stonewalling counterterrorism efforts to justify its decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in the province. Speaking on a point of order in National Assembly, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry contrasted the situation in KP with Balochistan, where, he said, the federal and provincial governments were working in tandem against terrorist groups. He said the Centre was providing full support for counterterrorism operations in B...

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