Imposition of Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Would Be a Robbery of Provincial Autonomy; Forcibly Imposed Unelected Government Should Be Immediately Ended: Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Rally Resolutions

Zhob (Daily Qudrat Quetta) – On the occasion of the anniversaries of the Martyrs of Democracy of October 7, 1983, and the Martyrs of the Homeland of October 11, 1991, under the auspices of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, a central public meeting of the party was held at Baz Muhammad Shaheed Park, Zhob, organized by District Zhob and District Sherani. The resolutions of the rally were presented by the Central General Secretary of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal.

Today’s grand and magnificent public meeting pays rich tribute to the Martyrs of Democracy of October 7, 1983 — Olasiyar Shaheed, Kaka Mehmood Shaheed, Dawood Shaheed, and Ramzan Shaheed — and the Martyrs of the Homeland of October 11, 1991 — Abdul Rahim Kiliwal Shaheed, Sabir Shah Shaheed, Habib-ur-Rahman Shaheed, Sahib Khan Shaheed, and Baz Muhammad Baz Shaheed — for their immortal sacrifices, and their national democratic political services will always be remembered.

1. Today’s grand and magnificent public meeting supports Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s long march for the restoration of the Constitution in the country, democracy, the return of the stolen public mandate, and the release of all political prisoners, including Imran Khan.

2. This public meeting warns against any unconstitutional action through governor’s rule or national emergency against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s elected assembly and government, which is the only provincial government in the country that has a genuine public mandate. Any such step would be considered a robbery of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa people’s right to rule and provincial autonomy, which could have extremely serious and disastrous consequences in the future.

3. Today’s grand meeting strongly condemns the state-proxy-imposed unrest, terrorism, dacoity, and official looting in South Pashtunkhwa and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and demands an end to the unrest continuing under official patronage.

4. Today’s meeting strongly condemns the closure of trade at the Durand Line crossing points for Pashtuns, the insecurity of Pashtuns’ property across the country, and the daily cancellation of identity cards by the hundreds, and demands the restoration of trade for Pashtun traders and the provision of security for their property.

5. Today’s meeting considers the immediate end of the unelected government forcibly imposed on the entire country on February 8, 2024, and clean, transparent general elections free of agency interference through an independent and autonomous Election Commission as the solution to the problems, and, considering the trampling of the people’s authority as a path to ruin, demands its end.

6. Today’s grand meeting strongly condemns the destruction of peace through government proxies in the province’s Pashtun districts — Quetta, Ziarat, Harnai, Duki, Pishin, Qila Abdullah Khan, Pishin, Sherani, and Zhob — the rendering of roads unsafe, and the deliberate destruction of peace for official objectives, and demands that government proxies be ended without delay and peace be established across the province and all districts.

7. Today’s grand public meeting expresses its grave concern over the country’s political crisis and regards the imposed clique as an open insult to the public mandate, and holds that political negotiations without meeting and consulting Imran Khan, the founding leader of the party holding the country’s real mandate, will be futile. This meeting demands that negotiations with Imran Khan’s meeting and consultation can be fruitful.

8. This meeting strongly condemns the abolition of civilian authority across the province, the handing over of district administration powers to FC colonels, and the handing over of the Customs Department to the FC, and demands that the FC be immediately removed from the entire province.

9. Today’s grand meeting expresses its grave concern and anger over the ongoing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan and demands that matters between two sovereign and equal countries be resolved through mutual understanding under the political principle of peaceful coexistence.

10. This meeting believes that the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments were passed by a parliament formed through Form 47 in an environment of coercion, pressure, and force. This meeting rejects these amendments and demands that new, transparent, and fair elections be held under an independent and autonomous Election Commission. The Constitution should be restored, the people’s rule should be recognized, the autonomy of parliament should be restored, and the country should be recognized as a true democratic federation of equal nations.

11. This meeting believes that as a result of the terrorism imposed on the Pashtun homeland over the past two decades and the so-called war against terrorism, thousands of Pashtuns became victims of death, while the economy, society, and way of life of Pashtuns suffered irreparable damage. This situation is a branch of state policies and the political ambitions of undemocratic forces. This meeting demands that the state establishment review its policies, end interference in politics, restore the Constitution, recognize the people’s right to rule, and ensure the people’s authority over national resources while taking effective measures to permanently curb and end terrorism.

12. This meeting demands that the government ensure the protection of life and property and peace in the districts of Zhob and Sherani, while the Quetta-to-Zhob and Zhob-to-Dera Ismail Khan highway should be made safe for travel day and night.

13. This meeting demands that funds be immediately provided for the Zhob-Dera Ismail Khan Highway and New Vegetable Market Zhob projects, and both projects be completed according to the prescribed standard and timeframe.

14. This meeting demands that immediate notice be taken of the deplorable sanitation situation in Zhob city and an effective and permanent sanitation system be ensured in the city.

15. This meeting demands that the obstacles created by certain vested elements in the way of the announced Danish School project in Zhob be immediately stopped and this important educational project be completed as soon as possible.

16. This meeting demands that the electricity transmission line in District Sherani be immediately restored and uninterrupted electricity supply be ensured for the people.

17. This meeting demands that construction work be immediately started on Anzar Khezai, Sattuwu Ragha Road, and Shinghar-to-Zhob Road, whose tenders have already been issued, and that they be completed as soon as possible.

18. This meeting strongly condemns the daily unnecessary harassment, stopping, and humiliation of the public at the FC and Customs check posts at Dhanasar on N-50 in District Sherani, and demands that this painful situation faced by the people be immediately ended.

19. This meeting demands that all administrative and line departments of District Sherani be immediately shifted from Zhob to District Sherani so that people can avail facilities at the local level for their basic administrative matters.

20. This meeting expresses deep concern that education, health, and civic facilities in District Sherani and District Zhob are either completely absent or in extremely deplorable conditions. The government should provide necessary resources for these sectors and take immediate steps to make the performance of relevant institutions effective.

21. This meeting demands that construction work on the Zhob-Tank and Mir Ali Khel Road be immediately started and completed as soon as possible according to the prescribed standard.

22. This meeting demands that trade and the movement of the local population at the historic Qamaruddin Karez border crossing be immediately restored so that the economic and social problems of the people of the border areas can be addressed.