Mohsin Naqvi Issues Security Warning

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to be "at war" on Sunday and cautioned that security matters in the province should not be subject to political considerations. He stated that the KP government had agreed to sign a written agreement and present an implementation plan within 72 hours. However, the provincial government has since reneged on these commitments, Naqvi added.

The agreed-upon commitments encompassed revisiting the Police Act 2026 in light of the security landscape and guaranteeing that security issues remain insulated from political manipulation. Additionally, the agreement required the provincial government to obstruct terrorists from freely operating or setting up safe havens within the province, and to unequivocally condemn the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the Afghan Taliban, and all other terrorist organizations.

The commitments also included supporting the national policy on Afghan refugees, encompassing repatriation and dismantling Afghan camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, abstaining from any interactions with the interim Afghan government, providing substantial financial support for counterterrorism initiatives and the police force, assuming full provincial responsibility for counterterrorism measures, enhancing coordination with the armed forces, and addressing security decisions in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the merged districts.

Naqvi emphasized that the KP government abandoned these commitments during the concluding phase of negotiations the previous night. He reiterated that security must not be politicized while the province is embroiled in conflict.