Islamabad:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the opposition would move a non-overvistive movement against chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur the moment it ensures a majority in the provincial assembly. “The day an extra member joins us, we can move a vote on non-confidence,” he said.
He made the comments while talking to journalists after a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) delegation met Jamat Disadvantaged by-e-Islam-Fazl (Jui-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in his Islamabad residence on Friday to consider a common strategy for the upcoming Senate election in KP.
During the meeting, the two parties discussed possible cooperation in the disputing of the Senate’s polls. The meeting highlighted the need for coordination among opposition parties to address the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) in the province.
Senior PPP leader Khursheed Shah said the election was imminent and that both parties intended to honor previously agreed events. “Each party has its mandate and we have had a long -term relationship with Maulana Fazlur Rehman,” he noted.
Kundi approached the media after the meeting and highlighted PPP’s elections at the upper house election and said the party was aiming for five Senate seats in the province. “Our goal is for Maulana Fazl’s group to secure a general seat, while PPP will contest a reserved seat,” he said.
When Kundi was asked about the potential for political maneuver in the upcoming voting, Kundi replied: “PPP will try his best to avoid horse water,” while expressing hope that the former Pakistani Democratic Movement (PDM) Alliance would contest the election together and say, “We are trying to move on.”
By touching the wider political and security landscape, KP criticized the Governor PTI’s governance in the province and challenged the party to “name a single stadium or a public facility they have built.”
When he comments on the deteriorating law and order situation in KP, he said, “Extremists usually come out after ASR beans in the province,” referring to growing militant activity in recent months.
Kundi also approached Thursday’s tragic incident in Balochistan, where nine passengers were killed after being identified and separated on the basis of their identity cards. He said the whole nation must unite to restore peace.
He called Indian commitment to terrorist activities inside Pakistan and said New Delhi had intensified undermining actions after its military setback. “Eight percent of terrorism in Pakistan originated from Afghan Earth,” he said, warning that if Afghanistan continued to let his territory be used by hostile forces such as Israel and India, it would be difficult to maintain peaceful ties.
“Afghanistan must ensure that its country is not used by external forces against Pakistan,” he added.
