Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, centre face criticism in Senate over law and order

Awami National Party (ANP) leader Senator Haji Adeel said on Monday that law and order situation was so bad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that even chief minister, IG and corps commander were not able to come out of their houses.

Speaking in the Senate another ANP Senator Afrasiab Khattak said that citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were being forced to pay extortion. Abdul Ghaffoor Haidri of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl urged Imran Khan to oust his PTI-led government in KPK,

Reiterating assistance to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to counter militancy Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Central Secretary Information Senator Mushahidullah Khan said the process of dialogue with Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan was on way and interior minister will brief on it at an appropriate time.

Talks are being held with some groups of TTP and the interior minister will inform about it when he deems appropriate, he said in the Senate speaking on the issue of terrorism with particular reference to Sunday s attacks in the KP. “The government is aware of its responsibilities. We are talking to them (TTP). But anybody spraying bullets on us will be replied with bullets, ” he added. He said the situation in KP was understandable because the provincial government was not capable enough to cope with it. Tsunami Khan has now become Desperate Khan. But desperation alone would not work and his party s government will have to seek some solution to the problem.

Mian Raza Rabbani and Senator Farhatullah Khan Babar also criticized the government over the issues of worsening law and order and talks with Taliban.