Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Peshawar as KP faces emergency rule

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Peshawar on Monday to meet Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and senior officials.

According to sources, Naqvi will also attend a meeting of the provincial Apex Committee to review the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule.

The meeting will be chaired by Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Participants are expected to discuss the province’s security challenges and administrative arrangements after the provincial government became inactive.

Following the changes, the governor will oversee the province’s administration with the assistance of an 11-member advisory council.

On Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the summary for the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.