KP CM Afridi seeks law to impeach governor, rejects operations

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly opposed Governor Faisal Karim Kundi's recent meeting with the provincial chief secretary and police chief, urging the Assembly to pass a law for impeaching the governor if he continues to violate the Constitution. Afridi claimed that the governor's actions aim to provoke the provincial government and that his administration will abide by the law and constitution.

He directed the chief secretary to advise the provincial administration against engaging in unconstitutional activities and ordered an investigation into an incident involving PTI workers in Upper South Waziristan.

Governor Kundi, in a separate interview with Geo News, stated that an emergency or governor's rule would be imposed in KP if the prime minister and president deemed it necessary to "save the province" amid the security situation. He mentioned precedents for the imposition of an emergency in Balochistan and warned that the situation must be addressed to prevent the break-up of Pakistan.

Afridi also criticized the PPP, blaming former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Gen Yahya Khan for East Pakistan's separation and alleging that President Asif Ali Zardari seeks to create a similar situation. Afridi further criticized the Centre's counterterrorism policy, claiming that it has failed to bring peace in KP and Balochistan, and announced his administration's intention to restore peace within 100 days by adopting the approach advocated by provincial stakeholders.