Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee to oversee governance and security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the federal government imposed emergency rule in the province, according to a media report on Tuesday.
The 11-member committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar was formed informally, and no official notification has been issued, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting a source close to the prime minister.
The body will monitor governance and security issues in the province on a daily basis and report to Sharif, the source said.
According to the source, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, PM’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah, and one member each from the PPP, the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), and the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) are part of the committee led by Mr Dar.
Earlier, the PM formed an 11-member KP Advisory Board or a ‘cabinet’ of Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to run the affairs of the province.
Parliament meets today
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari summoned sessions of the Senate and the National Assembly today (Tuesday) at 6pm. The sessions were called apparently to get the proclamation of emergency and governor’s rule in KP endorsed to meet a constitutional requirement.
Minister of State for Law Barrister Aqeel said the period of emergency and governor’s rule could be more than six months. In a statement, he said the length of the emergency will depend on the security situation in KP.
