Rana Sanaullah, the prime minister’s adviser on political affairs, said on Friday that political parties refusing to join the campaign to eliminate terrorism from the country will be “minus”. He stressed that the entire nation should unite against the menace.
Asked about the long-term political future of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and whether PTI would keep a role in the province, the PML-N senator said, “Those who do not join the agenda to eliminate terrorism will be minus.”
Prime minister chairs security review in Peshawar
A day earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a federal apex committee meeting in Peshawar to review the security situation. It was his first visit to the province since governor’s rule was imposed and an emergency declared on October 11.
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Field Marshal Asim Munir, who serves as Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff, attended along with KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, federal ministers and newly appointed provincial advisers. Addressing the participants, Sharif criticised PTI over the worsening security in the province, saying it had once become a “cradle of peace”. He vowed that the federal government, which currently oversees the province, would make every possible effort to restore progress.
Sanaullah links terrorism fight to funding and amendment
Sanaullah said eliminating terrorism was the government’s top priority and that people’s lives could not improve until the menace ended. He added that any political party that did not stand fully with the security forces would also be sidelined.
He further said Governor Kundi had sought Rs160 billion for the province, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the request immediately. On the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment, Sanaullah said no discussions had taken place and no draft had been presented.
