PPP was the 'last party' in favour of governor's rule in KP, says Sharjeel

Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon claimed on Monday that the PPP was the final party supporting the imposition of governor's rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The federal government introduced these measures on October 11, citing the provincial government's "deliberate disengagement" from counterterrorism efforts.

This decision came after the PTI, the party in power in KP and opposition in the center, mobilized for the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan. While opposition parties and leaders, including the PTI, opposed the move, Memon asserted that the PPP was the "last party" in favor of it. The minister emphasized that the advisory council members were chosen based on merit, not political affiliations, and that terrorism was the primary challenge facing KP, which also posed a threat to the entire nation.

Memon criticized the KP government for its unwillingness to address security concerns and highlighted that former Prime Minister Imran Khan and current KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had previously advocated for dialogue with terrorists. He condemned the KP chief minister's alleged soft spot for terrorists and urged Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to support the government against terrorism and assist law enforcement agencies.