Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aaeen Pakistan Summit: Governor’s Rule in KP Rejected, Decision to Suspend Talks With Government Until Meeting With Imran Khan

Islamabad / Quetta (Daily Qudrat Quetta) — The summit of Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aaeen Pakistan strongly condemned the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the decision, while also announcing that no negotiations will be held with the government until a meeting with Imran Khan is arranged and information about his health is provided. The meeting was chaired by Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aaeen Pakistan chief, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai. The meeting was attended by Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal, Barrister Gohar Khan, Salman Akram Raja, Sahibzada Hassan Raza, Syed Zain Shah, Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Muhammad Zubair, Sajid Khan Tarin, Ammar Ali Jan, Hussain Ahmad Yusufzai, and other leaders.

The meeting undertook a detailed review of the political situation and law and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Participants termed the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency a stab in the back of the Constitution and the public mandate, saying that this step is an insult not only to the people of one province but to the mandate of the people of all provinces. The meeting announced that the decision will also be challenged in the Peshawar High Court. Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aaeen Pakistan, while condemning all forms of terrorism, extended full support to the National Action Plan and demanded that instead of introducing new policies, the joint resolution of the peace jirga approved by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly should be implemented immediately.

Participants of the meeting demanded the immediate release of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Provincial Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, PTI provincial president Junaid Akbar, and all arrested members of the national and provincial assemblies, along with all political leaders. The meeting also demanded the release of Imran Khan’s sisters, a meeting with Imran Khan, and access for his personal physicians. The meeting decided that negotiations with the government would remain suspended due to its alleged unconstitutional measures. According to the participants, all authority regarding negotiations will rest with Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and no talks will be held with the government until a meeting with Imran Khan and information about his health is received. The meeting also discussed the issues of Balochistan and demanded the release of all political prisoners, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch.