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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is addressing Pakistan's federal cabinet amid tensions with the opposition PTI over governance issues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He discussed progress on a $1.2 billion IMF agreement and commended recent fiscal discipline efforts by the government and military. The meeting also focused on plans to bring KP under federal control, considering constitutional provisions for emergency rule and governor’s authority due to disagreements over counterterrorism policies in the province.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed a meeting of the federal cabinet amid tensions with the opposition PTI. He highlighted recent progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expressed hope for unlocking a $1.2 billion tranche within the year, citing discussions with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the United Nations General Assembly last month.
The PM praised efforts to bring fiscal discipline to Pakistan through cooperation between political and military leaders. Tensions exist over counterterrorism policy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where PTI is in power, leading the government to consider invoking constitutional provisions for governor’s rule. Sources indicate that major ruling coalition partners PML-N and PPP finalized a plan on Saturday to bring KP under federal control. Meanwhile, PTI proceeded with its protest march despite warnings from the federal government.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently addressing a meeting of the federal cabinet taking place amid heightened tensions between the Centre and the PTI-led opposition.
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Sharif → address → Centre
At the outset of his address, PM Shehbaz spoke of the recent staff-level agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Shehbaz → speak → Fund
“It is hoped that we will unlock the $1.2 billion tranche within this year,” he said, recalling a meeting with the IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last month.
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he → hop → Assembly
He commended the political and military leadership for “working together day and night” in bringing fiscal discipline to Pakistan.
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He → commend → Pakistan
The government and PTI have been at odds over various issues, particularly on the counterterrorism policy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where PTI is in power, with the Centre mulling the possibility of a governor’s rule.
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Centre → mull → rule
PTI also went ahead with its protest march on October 4 despite repeated warnings from the federal government.
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PTI → go → government
Sources told Dawn that top leaders of the two major ruling coalition partners — the PML-N and the PPP — on Saturday finalised a plan to bring the troubled KP province under federal control by invoking constitutional provisions regarding the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule.
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leaders → tell → emergency
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called Sunday’s meeting to discuss the plan.
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Sharif → call → plan
Information Minister Ataullah Tarar also confirmed to Dawn on Saturday that the prime minister had convened the meeting to discuss the options of imposing an emergency and governor’s rule in KP.
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minister → confirm → KP
“You can understand the meaning of convening the cabinet meeting on Sunday [a weekly holiday],” the minister said when asked if the government had decided to impose emergency in KP.
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government → understand → KP
A source in the federal government told Dawn that the federal cabinet is expected to approve a slew of measures under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution to proclaim a state of emergency in KP.
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cabinet → tell → KP
Article 232 of the Constitution provides for the proclamation of emergency in a province, while Article 234 deals with the imposition of the governor’s rule “in case of failure of constitutional machinery in a province”.
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Article → provide → province
“A cocktail of the two articles”, as he put it.
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he → put → it
According to him, the Constitution does not require cabinet approval.
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Constitution → accord → approval
“It’s the governor, the president and the prime minister,” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
Cabinet approval is being done as an additional measure.
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approval → do → measure
Meanwhile, the PTI holds that it is being left out of security decisions concerning KP, which the Centre has denied.
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Centre → hold → which
It also calls for reviewing the counterterrorism policy, while the latter criticises the KP government’s efforts to combat terrorism in the province and objects to its stance on dialogue with the Afghan Taliban.
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latter → call → Taliban
In recent days, federal ministers have assailed the PTI for staging a protest long march, which it has been warned against, at a time when KP faces security challenges.
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KP → assail → challenges
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