Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal stated on Wednesday that he believes governor’s rule should be imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Speaking on Samaa TV, Iqbal criticized the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), saying, “The PTI leaders can’t even gather 1,000 people without being in power in KP. People traveled to Islamabad for money.”
Iqbal also accused PTI lawyers of delaying trials and claimed that the PTI founder and leadership are seeking a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
He emphasized that it is up to the court, not the government, to grant bail to the PTI founder. “The government cannot release a prisoner on judicial remand,” he said, adding that the PTI founder’s wife has also been involved in the matter.
Recalling the 26th constitutional amendment, Iqbal pointed out that its delay was due to the PTI and JUI-F, with the PTI founder rejecting the last proposal that his leadership had previously agreed to.