JUI-F chief vows resistance over KP emergency measures
In the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman accused the federal government of misusing the Constitution when it placed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Governor's rule and a limited emergency on 11 October.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman told the National Assembly the Centre misused the Constitution by imposing Governor's rule and an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The federal government imposed those measures on 11 October, citing what it called the provincial government's deliberate disengagement from counterterrorism.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said Governor's rule is for six months and the emergency covers only a few terrorism-hit districts.
Fazl called for a new Charter of Democracy and said he was told by Ishaq Dar that the cabinet insisted on Governor's rule despite mediation efforts.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan alleged political victimisation and urged parliamentary dialogue.