Tarar says PTI-led KP govt has failed to act against terrorism

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar alleged on Monday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had neither taken practical steps against terrorism nor had the intention to do so.

Addressing a news conference along with Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry in Islamabad, he alleged that the provincial government was facilitating the terrorism for they reaped political and financial gains from it, despite loss of numerous innocent lives.

“The PTI leadership in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the B team of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),” he said.

He said the provincial government had provided facilitation to terrorists for its political and financial interests.

Tarar said KP government had deliberately refrained from bringing non-customs-paid vehicles in the province under the legal framework. He said the non-customs-paid vehicles were used in terrorist activities.

The information minister also demanded that the provincial government provide details of how the resources meant for counter-terrorism efforts were utilised in the province. “You have not installed Safe City cameras despite taking huge funds,” he said.

Tarar expressed the federal government’s firm resolve to eliminate the scourge of terrorism.

“The PTI has been in power in the province for more than twelve and a half years, yet the people of KP still travel to other provinces for medical treatment,” he said, criticising the performance of the KP government.

In his remarks, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry highlighted the involvement of Afghan nationals in terrorist incidents in Pakistan. He claimed that PTI did not condemn Afghanistan over the issue.

Chaudhry said the KP government had neither provided adequate resources to the police nor empowered them to deal with the menace of terrorism. He further said an attempt had been made to further curtail the powers of the police under the KP Police Act, 2026.