Khawaja Asif warns governor’s rule may be impose...

Summary

• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the federal government may consider imposing governor’s rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa if no other option remains, although he said authorities were trying to avoid taking what he called a “last option”.
• Asif alleged that the PTI had links with the Taliban and said the government had a responsibility to protect Islamabad from any threat.
• Asif said the situation could no longer be ignored and warned that the federal government would have to take “crucial decisions” if the security crisis continued.

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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the federal government may consider imposing governor’s rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa if no other option remains, although he said authorities were trying to avoid taking what he called a “last option”.

Speaking to reporters in Islamabad on Wednesday, Asif said there was no constitutional obstacle to imposing governor’s rule in the province. However, he stressed that the government would prefer to resolve the situation through other means.

“If there is no other way left, then we can use that option,” he said.