PTI warns KP emergency plan violates 18th Amendmen...

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• He urged the federal government to implement the agreed proposals instead of imposing an emergency or governor’s rule.
• Yousafzai welcomed the possibility of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman mediating between PTI and the federal government.
• The federal government has repeatedly raised the possibility of emergency measures or governor’s rule, citing the deteriorating security situation.

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has opposed reports of a proposed emergency in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling the move a violation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. The party warned that transferring administrative and police powers to the federal government could further deepen tensions between Islamabad and the provincial administration.

PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spokesperson Shaukat Yousafzai said the party had never opposed efforts to combat terrorism. However, he stressed that the federal government must consult all relevant stakeholders before taking any major decision concerning the province.

Yousafzai said an all-parties conference had already produced a 15-point declaration on counterterrorism. He urged the federal government to implement the agreed proposals instead of imposing an emergency or governor’s rule. He maintained that political dialogue, rather than the use of force, was the way forward.