Emergency looms over KP as Centre-PTI rift widens
• PML-N, PPP leaders finalise plan to bring KP under federal control • PM calls cabinet meeting today to discuss constitutional options • Fazl holds meetings with PM, PTI leaders to defuse tensions • Interior minister says ‘no room left’ to avoid emergency • KP police chief directs security measures ahead of possible protests • Separate NA, Senate sessions to be summoned for Tuesday • Govt plans…
In Islamabad, political tensions have escalated with opposition party PTI's protest march, prompting the PML-N and PPP leaders to finalize a plan to place Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) under federal control. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened a federal cabinet meeting on Sunday to discuss the plan, while President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz, and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman held talks to explore options for avoiding a confrontation with PTI.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi declared there was "no room left" to avoid an emergency in KP, stating the government had exhausted all efforts. In response, KP police chief Zulfiqar Hameed directed security measures for possible protests, with deputy commissioners and district police officers ordered to remain present. The ruling coalition leaders also decided to hold separate National Assembly and Senate sessions on Tuesday.
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