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Kundi says governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was discussed amid PTI march plans

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said on Friday that consultations had been held over imposing governor's rule in the province, days after the federal government ruled the measure out.

By Priya Raman · · 1 min read

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said on Friday that consultations had been held over imposing governor’s rule in the province, telling the media in Peshawar that there was a “possibility” of the measure and that the Constitution provided for it.

His remarks come as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepares a long march on Islamabad on 27 September demanding the release of its founder Imran Khan. Major highways and motorways into Islamabad have been closed or restricted ahead of the march, and the federal government has authorised Rangers deployment across the capital and multiple districts of Punjab.

Kundi’s comments followed Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s remarks on Monday that the government was consulting the Law Ministry on legal options for KP, including governor’s rule, amid security concerns, with the prime minister to decide. They contrast with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar’s position on Tuesday that the federal government had no such intention and that the province needed “people’s rule” and good governance.

Kundi also claimed PTI members were now “looking for a way out”, and accused the provincial government of trying to bring the police under political control as a “tiger force”. He said KP police had the lowest salaries of any provincial force.

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