Tariq Fazal Chaudhry rejects claims K-P emergency ...

Summary

• ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has rejected allegations that the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) is connected to the province’s mineral resources.
• Chaudhry said the federal government had emphasised that residents of K-P and Balochistan would have the first right to the mineral wealth of their respective provinces adding that revenues would be directed towards provincial development.
• K-P Governor Faisal Karim Kundi had separately called for investment in the province’s mineral sector saying extraction and sales could create jobs support local businesses and improve economic conditions.

AI Generated Summary

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has rejected allegations that the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) is connected to the province’s mineral resources.

Speaking on the television programme Capital Talk on Monday, Chaudhry said it was unfortunate that political parties were linking the constitutional measures to issues other than terrorism and security.

He maintained that the emergency was imposed under extraordinary circumstances to address the province’s security challenges, describing the move as an effort to restore peace rather than a political power struggle.