PM Shehbaz Calls High-Level Meeting as Governor’s Rule, Emergency in KP Under Consideration
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened a high-level meeting to review the prevailing law and order and security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the possibility of imposing governor’s rule or an emergency in the province, according to media reports.
According to sources cited in media reports, the important meeting will be held at the Prime Minister’s House under the chairmanship of the prime minister. Key federal ministers, heads of national security institutions and senior officials of the Ministry of Interior are expected to attend.
Officials from the Ministry of Interior and security agencies will brief the meeting on the law and order situation, public safety and the security challenges facing the province. Reports from security institutions will also be reviewed in detail.
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Sources said various constitutional options under Articles 232 to 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan will be discussed during the meeting. Proposals under consideration reportedly include imposing an emergency in 12 districts of the province, including the merged districts of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), or transferring key provincial powers to the federal government.
According to the media reports, if a decision is taken to impose an emergency or governor’s rule, the prime minister will immediately convene a meeting of the federal cabinet to obtain the necessary constitutional approval.
However, no official decision regarding the imposition of an emergency or governor’s rule has been confirmed.
