KP Emergency Possible if PTI Proceeds With Long March, Mohsin Naqvi Warns
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — WEB DESK: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf that the federal government could consider imposing an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa if the party proceeds with its planned long march on October 4.
The warning was conveyed during negotiations between government and PTI representatives as efforts continued to resolve political differences before the scheduled protest.
Naqvi, a member of the government’s negotiating committee, told PTI representatives that federal authorities could consider emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa if the march went ahead.
Representatives of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party participating in the government side of the negotiations also supported the position, sources familiar with the discussions said.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan subsequently briefed members of the party’s political and core committees on the talks with the government.
PTI leaders were informed that government representatives had expressed serious concerns regarding the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration and the planned protest.
The party leadership considered postponing the march amid concerns about possible federal action against the provincial government.
PTI, however, subsequently decided to proceed with the October 4 protest and linked any cancellation of the march to a meeting with jailed party founder Imran Khan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi maintained that a decision to cancel the march could only be taken by Imran Khan.
The march is scheduled to begin from Lakki Marwat on October 4 under Afridi’s leadership. PTI convoys from several southern districts are expected to join the mobilisation before it moves through other parts of the province.
The government and PTI have been holding negotiations in an attempt to address the dispute. PTI has raised demands concerning Imran Khan, while federal authorities have urged the party not to proceed with the march.
Naqvi has previously warned that authorities would enforce court orders and prevent attempts to shut down Islamabad.
No emergency has been imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and no formal notification announcing such a measure has been issued.
The possibility therefore remains part of ongoing political discussions rather than a confirmed federal government decision.
