Governor has constitutional right to convene meeting on law and order: PPP

Ahmed Kundi, a parliamentary leader from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, urged the province's PTI government to stop the "politics of confrontation" and work towards reconciliation with the federal government. At a press conference in Peshawar, Kundi, along with other PPP leaders, emphasized that Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had the constitutional right to convene a meeting on law and order issues, especially when the provincial government was failing to address the problem.

Kundi criticized the KP cabinet for holding a special meeting in response to the governor's high-level meeting, accusing it of criticizing Bilawal and Governor Kundi. He also pointed out that the PTI had caused the failure of 12-hour long talks between the two parties. Kundi highlighted that the province was facing a serious law and order crisis, and the government had not adequately implemented federal policies to combat terrorism.

The provincial government continued to criticize the Centre instead of implementing the necessary measures, he alleged. Kundi also criticized the chief minister for not attending important federal forums like the National Finance Commission and the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee. He urged the PTI government to improve its relations with the federal government, focus on governance, security, and people's rights, and stop leading protests and long marches against Islamabad.