PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses PTI government of bringi...

Summary

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of allowing militants to return to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claiming that the security situation in the province had deteriorated significantly in recent months.
• Shehbaz Sharif maintained that the federal government had attempted to work with the provincial government but accused the PTI leadership of obstructing development and undermining efforts to improve the situation.
• The controversy comes as tensions continue between the federal government and PTI over the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the possibility of imposing governor’s rule.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of allowing militants to return to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claiming that the security situation in the province had deteriorated significantly in recent months.

Addressing a parliamentary party meeting of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) the prime minister said Pakistan had largely overcome terrorism by 2018 after politicians and citizens made considerable sacrifices to restore peace.