KP Governor Rule: Experts back constitutional option

Under KP Governor Rule, lawyers say the President can step in when a province cannot meet its duties, as Peshawar roads reopen and schools stay shut.

APP said on Monday that main roads in Peshawar, Nowshera and nearby districts are open again, with government and private offices back at work.

Classes stay suspended after a security meeting, and containers at several spots in Peshawar are to be taken away.

Malik Ashfaq told APP that Articles 232 and 234 allow the President to act if a province cannot function as the Constitution requires.

Governor Faisal Karim Kundi told a new Advisers Council that corruption will not be allowed and that a Provincial Apex Committee will review security.

He said the measures aim at militancy rather than any party, and he promised help for families of slain police plus services in poorer districts.

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