Emergency, governor's rule imposed in KP as president approves cabinet decision
- PM's Office says advice in this regard has been sent to the Presidency
The federal cabinet recommended imposing an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to worsening law and order and the provincial government's alleged disengagement from counter-terrorism efforts.
- Federal cabinet's recommendation for emergency in KP.
- Worsening law and order situation in the province.
- Provincial government's alleged detachment from counter-terrorism.
The federal government on Sunday imposed an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after President Asif Ali Zardari approved the federal cabinet’s recommendation.
The moves have been approved under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, the President’s Office said.
The development comes after the cabinet met in an emergency session chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, where it was briefed on the province’s security situation.
The cabinet accused the provincial government of deliberately stepping back from the fight against terrorism. Given how serious it judged the situation to be, the cabinet asked the prime minister to advise the president to use his constitutional powers.
Later, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said advice had been sent to President Asif Ali Zardari to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution.
The cabinet was briefed on the law and order situation in KP and the worsening threat of terrorism.
In view of the deteriorating security situation and what it described as the provincial government’s deliberate detachment from the war against terrorism, the cabinet recommended that the prime minister advise the president to exercise his constitutional powers to impose an emergency in the province.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the advice had been sent to the Presidency.
Cannot allow PTI to sabotage economic gains
Earlier, PM Shehbaz addressed the federal cabinet, saying the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would not be allowed to undermine Pakistan’s economic stabilisation efforts amid tensions between the two sides.
“I will not allow them (PTI) to destabilise the economy,” he said during the meeting.
At the start of his address, the prime minister referred to the recent staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), expressing hope that Pakistan would receive the $1.2 billion tranche before the end of this year.
He also recalled his meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last month.
Shehbaz commended the country’s political and military leadership for working “together day and night” to ensure fiscal discipline.
The prime minister also recalled his visit to London last month, where he met senior executives of leading global financial institutions.
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