ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi accused the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of reneging on commitments made during negotiations, saying it withdrew its assurances at the final stage of talks late Friday night.
In a statement posted on X, Naqvi said the provincial government had agreed to submit a written agreement and an implementation plan within 72 hours. He said the commitments also included reviewing the Police Act 2026 in light of security concerns and preventing militants from operating freely or establishing safe havens in the province.
According to Naqvi, the KP government had agreed to unequivocally condemn the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Afghan Taliban and other militant groups. He said it had also endorsed the national policy on Afghan refugees, their repatriation and the closure of Afghan refugee camps, while agreeing to maintain no contact with Afghanistan’s interim government.
The interior minister said the provincial administration had accepted responsibility for counterterrorism measures and pledged closer cooperation with the armed forces. The proposed commitments also included allocating substantial funds for counterterrorism and policing, taking key security decisions for the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas and merged districts, and ensuring effective implementation of the National Action Plan nationwide.
Naqvi said the provincial government had initially agreed to a written accord and an improved security plan but withdrew its commitments at the last moment.
“Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is in a state of war,” he said, arguing that security should not be sacrificed for political considerations at such a critical juncture.
