KP Assembly seeks Article 6 action against Punjab CM
• Passes resolution against Maryam Nawaz; terms her remarks about ‘security threats from neighbouring provinces’ harmful to national unity • PML-N claims her statement is being misread, misrepresented PESHAWAR: After suspending the day’s agenda, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday passed a majority resolution seeking action against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz under Article 6 of the…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in Pakistan has passed a resolution seeking Article 6 action against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz over her remarks that Punjab faces greater security threats from neighboring provinces than neighboring countries. The resolution, passed after suspending the day's agenda, claims that such statements could harm national unity and undermine the federation.
Housing Minister Amjad Ali criticized Maryam Nawaz's statement as shameful and insulting, alleging that it reflected her arrogance and undermined the state's narrative. Information Minister Shafi Jan claimed that Maryam Nawaz had given a clean chit to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and questioned the accuracy of the army's narrative.
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