Joint opposition demands end to KP governor’s ru...

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• ISLAMABAD: A joint meeting of opposition parties has demanded the immediate withdrawal of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling on the federal government to respect the democratic mandate of the province’s people.
• The participants strongly criticised the removal of the elected provincial government, the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule, and the arrests of political leaders and workers.
• It said the removal of the elected government in KP and the arrests of PTI leaders, including Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, contradicted the public mandate and democratic principles.

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ISLAMABAD: A joint meeting of opposition parties has demanded the immediate withdrawal of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling on the federal government to respect the democratic mandate of the province’s people.

The demand was made during a meeting of opposition parliamentary parties at Parliament House on Tuesday. The participants strongly criticised the removal of the elected provincial government, the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule, and the arrests of political leaders and workers.

The meeting was chaired by National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai. Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, PTI interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and other opposition leaders also attended.