Info minister alleges 'nexus' between PTI-led KP govt, terrorists
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday alleged that the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had a “nexus” with terrorist groups, as the Centre explained that the province’s security situation necessitated the imposition of emergency there. The press conference by government ministers — Tarar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, and Minister of State for…
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar proclaimed on Sunday that the PTI-led administration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shared a "nexus" with terrorist organizations. The statement came shortly after the Centre imposed emergency in the province, citing the government's failure to address terrorism. Tarar and other cabinet members, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, addressed the media in Islamabad, alleging that the PTI government in KP had an unholy alliance with terrorists.
He claimed that terrorists had significant influence over how each district was governed and that police stations in some districts were leased to the Taliban. Tarar emphasized that this arrangement was a "constitutional breakdown" and that the PTI government was facilitating the actions of terrorists. The Ministry of Interior warned that any PTI supporters participating in the province's long march would be dispersed, with complete legal action taken against those who resisted.
The Law Minister explained that the federal government would assume legislative powers of the provincial assembly due to its unfunctional state, forming a 11-member technocratic KP Advisory Council to assist the governor in fulfilling government functions.
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