PESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi here Friday clarified that no consultation has so far taken place regarding the imposition of Governor\u2019s rule in the province, saying the matter would be discussed when the appropriate time comes.
\nSpeaking to the media in Peshawar, Faisal Karim Kundi criticised CM KP for an irrational decision of long march taken it a time when the province was confronted to the monster challenge of terrorism.
\nHe said a police officer was martyred during an operation against terrorists in Peshawar a day earlier, while the PTI-led provincial government was threatening to march on Islamabad instead of focusing on law and order.
\n\u201cThey are threatening to march on Islamabad; I don\u2019t know what they intend to turn Islamabad into,\u201d he said.
\nGovernor Kundi said the constitution provides mechanism for the imposition of Governor\u2019s Rule and that the matter would be discussed when the appropriate time came. He stressed that no consultation or discussion on the issue of governor rule had taken place so far.
\nThe governor also criticised proposed amendments to the Police Act, claiming that the PTI provincial government wanted to turn the police into a Tiger Force.
\n\u201cThey intend to make the appointments of the IG, DIGs and DPOs themselves. We will stand as a wall against such legislation,\u201d he said.
\nAsked about PTI\u2019s long march, KP Governor said the party was now seeking a way to avoid marching on Islamabad. He claimed that PTI members and leaders were themselves trying to escape the march and getting themselves arrested.
\nHe predicted that PTI would announce the end of its long march either today or tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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