Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has created a 10-member committee to frame policy guidelines for better governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The move follows the imposition of Governor’s Rule in the province, which the federal government adopted to address the law and order situation.
Committee members and party representatives
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar are among the members. Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Sanaullah, Amir Muqam, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also sit on the panel.
According to sources, the committee will additionally include one representative each from the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Balochistan Awami Party and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party.
First meeting reviewed steps taken since Governor’s Rule
The committee held its first session in Islamabad, chaired by Ishaq Dar. Participants examined the measures the government had introduced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since Governor’s Rule was imposed.
Advisory council announced earlier for the province
Earlier, an 11-member advisory council for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was announced. Its members include Dr Syed Amir Abdullah, Tariq Mahmood Pasha and Lieutenant General (retd) Nigar Johar Khan, along with Usman Saifullah Khan, Amir Javed, Samar Haroon Bilour, Dr Muhammad Irshad, Maulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi, Kifayatullah Khan, Asif Rafiq Afridi and Dr Sarfaraz Ali Shah.
President Asif Ali Zardari approved the summary for the emergency and Governor’s Rule under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, acting on the prime minister’s advice.
