A high-level consultative meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif considered various options concerning the imposition of governor’s rule or an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to sources, federal ministers and senior officials attended the meeting at the Prime Minister’s House. Participants reviewed the overall law-and-order situation across the country, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Sources said Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi briefed the meeting on the security situation. Participants also reviewed PTI’s announcement of a long march and contacts taking place through back channels.
According to sources, views were sought on Articles 233 and 234 in the context of the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif may also meet President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the province. Sources said constitutional measures would be finalised during that meeting.
Federal ministers alleged that the KP government was pursuing its political objectives and failing to provide support to institutions confronting the threat posed by the TTP.
The Chief Minister’s House rejected the ministers’ allegations, saying the long march would proceed regardless of any action taken by the federal government.
A day earlier, PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai had written to party chairman Barrister Gohar, requesting that the long march be postponed.
