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Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the National Assembly Opposition Leader, criticized the federal government's decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by drawing parallels with Balochistan where similar measures were not taken despite alleged state failure. He accused the government of political bias towards Balochistan’s chief minister while imposing stringent measures in KP due to terrorism concerns. Achakzai called for a united democratic struggle against what he termed as an assault on Pakistan's Constitution and democracy, inviting other political parties to join in discussing governance issues at an all-parties conference.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 9, Pakistan's federal government warned that it had concluded deliberations about imposing an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a northern province led by the opposition PTI party. The decision was driven by growing law and order issues, particularly terrorism, and PTI's alleged disengagement from anti-terrorism efforts. On October 10, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari approved the federal cabinet's recommendation to impose an emergency under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The president’s approval came after the PTI-led provincial government ceased to exist immediately upon the declaration, with all officials including Chief Minister Sohail Afridi vacating their offices. This move was made as an ongoing protest march led by jailed former PM Imran Khan's party continued across KP districts since October 4, demanding his release and access to medical care. The federal government justified its actions as necessary for maintaining national security and economic stability amid rising tensions with the opposition.
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National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Monday drew a comparison between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, criticising the government move to impose emergency and governor’s rule in the latter.
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Achakzai → draw → latter
The federal government on Sunday imposed a state of emergency in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and placed the province under governor’s rule, taking note of the “provincial government’s deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism”.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired the federal cabinet meeting that approved the measure, and said regarding terrorism in KP and Balochistan that “the way common citizens are being martyred, the way police officials and security officials, children and mothers [..] there can be nothing more heart-wrenching”.
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citizens → impose → KP
Speaking to media outside the Parliament House on Monday, Achakzai claimed that there was no writ of the state in half of Balochistan.
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Achakzai → speak → Balochistan
“But you don’t impose it there, because the chief minister there is your favourite,” he alleged.
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he → impose → it
On emergency and governor’s rule in KP, he said, “This will not be tolerated.
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This → say → KP
It is the responsibility of everyone who values Pakistan and democracy to unite against this.”
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who → value → this
Achakzai said parties in the opposition would be asked to announce a “democratic struggle” against the move from tomorrow in areas where they had influence.
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they → say → influence
“We will not abuse anyone; we will not fire bullets — we don’t have any — and we will not throw even a stone on anyone.”
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we → abuse → anyone
He said the move was an “assault on Pakistan’s Constitution and democracy”.
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move → say → Constitution
“It is the duty of every Pakistani, whether he is a judge, general, in government or not in government, to resist this.”
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he → resist → this
Centre’s decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in KP followed weeks of political tensions, with the PTI intending to march to Islamabad to demand the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan.
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PTI → impose → founder
The march was led by suspended KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
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march → lead → Afridi
Achakzai said Afridi was just demanding access to and medical treatment for Imran.
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Afridi → say → Imran
He reiterated the demand for access to Imran and assured that the PTI leaders would not disclose the details of their conversation with Imran if meetings were allowed.
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meetings → reiterate → Imran
They would only inform the public about his health condition, he said.
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he → inform → condition
He added that the opposition was still willing to hold negotiations with the government, but would also “continue its struggle against this system”.
“They say that Mehmood doesn’t want to meet.
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Mehmood → add → system
Pakistan is not just the Prime Minister’s House or the speaker’s chamber; Pakistan is bigger than that,” added Achkazai, who has said that he would not hold any meetings with government representatives at the Prime Minister’s House or Office or at the chamber of the NA speaker.
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he → add → speaker
He said he was ready to hold a meeting at anyone’s personal residence.
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he → say → residence
Achakzai then invited other political parties to attend a planned all-parties conference to discuss how the country should be run.
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country → invite → conference
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