{
  "id": 15219614,
  "title": "Fazl clarifies he criticised policies, not institutions after ministers allege he sought 'share' in KP governance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/fazl-clarifies-he-criticised-policies-not-institutions-after-15219614",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037812/fazl-clarifies-he-criticised-policies-not-institutions-after-ministers-allege-he-sought-share-in-kp-governance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman clarified on Saturday that his party's remarks about the security situation in the country were aimed at policies, not institutions, and dismissed allegations from federal ministers as character assassination. Earlier, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had claimed that a \"head of a party\" was upset over not being appointed governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), following Fazl's accusations that the Centre was depriving provinces of their rights and causing doubts over the imposition of governor's rule due to lack of cooperation on counterterrorism. State Minister for Interior Tallal Chaudhry also rebuked Fazl for reportedly seeking his \"share\" in KP's governance after the imposition of governor's rule and an emergency in the province. Fazl stressed during a press conference in Lahore that his party's criticism was focused on policies, not institutions, and aimed to bring about corrective action rather than undermine the sacrifices made in the fight against terrorism. He called for an in-camera session of Parliament to review the country's security situation and formulate a consensus-based policy to combat terrorism.",
  "summary": "Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday clarified that his party’s remarks regarding the country’s security situation were directed at policies, not institutions, and termed the allegations levelled against him by federal ministers as character assassination. A day earlier, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, without naming anyone, had claimed that a “head of a…",
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        "title": "Fazl clarifies he criticised policies, not institutions after ministers allege he sought 'share' in KP governance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/fazl-clarifies-he-criticised-policies-not-institutions-after",
        "published": "2026-10-17T14:43:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}