Opposition leaders gather at JUI-F chief Fazl's Islamabad residence to discuss KP emergency

Opposition leaders convened at the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad on Wednesday to deliberate on the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), alongside other issues. Representatives from the National Assembly (NA) and Senate, including Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, joined key PTI leaders in the meeting.

Discussions were expected to encompass the current political climate, the necessity of a multi-party conference (MPC), and the alliance's unity and solidarity. The meeting was also attended by PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, PTI Chief Whip Amir Dogar, and Senator Noorul Haq Qadri from PTI, as well as Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) spokesperson Akhundzada Hussain Ahmad Yousafzai.

The alliance and JUI-F had jointly announced the formation of a "united opposition" following a meeting between Fazl and Achakzai on August 20. PTI and TTAP leaders had previously communicated their intention to hold consultations to call an MPC to address matters such as the creation of new provinces, law and order, and the economy, prior to the government declaring emergency and governor’s rule in KP on October 11.