{
  "id": 15464569,
  "title": "Bilawal says KP governor's rule could end if opposition engages with Centre on counterterrorism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/bilawal-says-kp-governors-rule-could-end-if-opposition-engages-with-15464569",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038032/bilawal-says-kp-governors-rule-could-end-if-opposition-engages-with-centre-on-counterterrorism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari stated on Sunday that the governor's rule and emergency imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) could end if the opposition engages with the Centre on a counterterrorism plan. He made these remarks during a visit to the Karsaz Monument in Karachi, marking the 19th anniversary of the Karsaz bombing. The PPP made this statement a week after the Centre imposed governor's rule and emergency in KP, citing the provincial government's \"deliberate disengagement\" from the fight against terrorism. Bilawal urged the PTI-led opposition to engage with the federal government and discuss a united policy regarding the fight against terrorism. If the opposition agrees to a plan, the emergency and governor's rule in KP could come to an end. The PPP chairman also emphasized that the party is ready to join forces with everyone to fight terrorists and stressed that the country had reached a point where terrorist attacks are taking place from Khyber to Khuzdar. Bilawal regretted that when the Taliban came to power in Kabul in 2021, the Pakistani government invited the terrorists to come back and live in Pakistan's former tribal areas. He also lamented that terrorists who were in jail in Pakistan were freed. The PPP chief lamented that the country is now facing losses due to these wrong decisions and that the fight against terrorism is ongoing throughout the country, with security forces, law enforcers, and the public being targeted. However, he claimed that the chief minister of KP had pledged not to face terrorists. Bilawal addressed the Karsaz bombing, saying that the greatest loss was caused when terrorist incidents were not taken seriously. He emphasized that the PPP had prepared the entire society to fight terrorism in 2008 when the party was in power. The PPP chairman also said Pakistan is facing a \"historic economic crisis\" and that efforts should be made to address this while fighting terrorism. He highlighted the need for a new National Action Plan (NAP) and consensus on the fight against terrorism, inviting the opposition to play a part in this. Bilawal stated that if the opposition says that democracy is weak in the country, they should help strengthen it.",
  "summary": "PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday that if the opposition was willing to fight against terrorism and engage with the Centre on a plan, governor’s rule and emergency imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could end. He made these remarks while speaking to the media in Karachi, where he was visiting the Karsaz Monument on the 19th anniversary of the Karsaz bombing . His statement comes a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Bilawal says KP governor's rule could end if opposition engages with Centre on counterterrorism policy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/bilawal-says-kp-governors-rule-could-end-if-opposition-engages-with",
        "published": "2026-10-18T15:18:46.000Z"
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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."
}