PM Shehbaz meets President Zardari as Centre mulls imposition of emergency in KP
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met with President Asif Ali Zardari, with the country’s overall security and political situation coming under discussion as the federal government mulls imposing an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A statement issued by the President House said the premier was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Adviser to the Prime…
On Saturday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the overall security and political situation in the country, with the focus on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Attended by key officials including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and others, the meeting aimed to address the federal government's consideration of imposing emergency rule in KP.
The meeting resulted in the decision to convene separate sessions of the National Assembly and Senate on Tuesday. This development comes amid tension between the PML-N-led federal government and the PTI-led KP government, which is opposed to the federal government's counterterrorism policy. The PTI has accused the federal government of excluding it from security decisions and demands a review of the counterterrorism strategy, while the federal government criticizes the KP government's efforts to combat terrorism and objects to its stance on dialogue with the Afghan Taliban.
Federal ministers have criticized the PTI for staging a protest long march in KP, which they warn against, and have linked the differences over counterterrorism policy to the possibility of emergency rule or governor's rule in KP.
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