Containers placed in Peshawar after federal govt imposes emergency in KP
PESHAWAR: Shipping containers were placed around the city of Peshawar to block roads after the federal government imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. The measures, imposed earlier, have been approved under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, according to a statement by the President House. They were imposed following the president’s approval of the…
PESHAWAR experienced the placement of shipping containers blocking roads after the federal government imposed emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. The decision, approved under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, was made following the president’s approval of the federal cabinet’s recommendations. Containers were strategically placed near Peshawar’s railway station, Edwardes College, Bala Hisar Fort, and outside the Pakistan International Airlines office to obstruct access to various routes.
Police presence was heavy, especially around Governor House, while the military was only deployed at check posts. Official vehicles were the only ones allowed to travel from Governor House to the Chief Minister’s House, with Royal Artillery Bazaar closing off the main route. The emergency was implemented a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met President Arif Alvi to discuss security concerns amid growing tensions between the federal government and the opposition-led KP government.
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