{"id":14882,"date":"2025-07-26T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14882"},"modified":"2025-07-26T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T15:04:03","slug":"imrans-release-unlikely-sons-wont-come-to-pakistan-k-p-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14882","title":{"rendered":"Imran\u2019s release unlikely, sons won\u2019t come to Pakistan: K-P Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan from prison appears unlikely, adding that his sons are also not expected to return to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Addressing senior journalists in Peshawar on Saturday, Kundi dismissed speculation about the involvement of Khan\u2019s sons, Sulaiman and Kasim, in PTI\u2019s upcoming protest campaign. \u201cIt is highly unlikely they will come back,\u201d he said, reiterating that prospects of Imran Khan\u2019s release remain slim.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Khan\u2019s sister Aleema Khan claimed that both sons would join the party’s anti-government protest movement, expected to begin in August. She had also stated that the former prime minister would lead the campaign \u201cfrom inside the jail\u201d.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest that Khan\u2019s sons have held meetings with key figures in the United States ahead of their possible visit to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

However, Governor Kundi appeared dismissive of these developments, describing them as political optics rather than reality.<\/p>\n

On the broader political and administrative front, the governor stressed the need for a tribal jirga to address unresolved issues in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He proposed that the jirga include tribal elders, ex-parliamentarians, and political stakeholders from the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe merger of FATA with K-P cannot be undone without a constitutional amendment,\u201d he said, urging the federal government to release the development funds that were promised at the time of the merger.<\/p>\n

Turning to the security situation in the province, Kundi painted a grim picture. \u201cThe law and order situation is dire. Extortion is being collected openly \u2014 even in broad daylight \u2014 from traders, local leaders, and ordinary citizens,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Dera Ismail Khan, people avoid stepping out of their homes after Asr prayers due to fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also criticised what he termed the federal government\u2019s Punjab-centric approach to national initiatives. \u201cSchemes like the laptop programme, youth development projects, and Daanish Schools have excluded the youth of K-P,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the state of sports infrastructure, Kundi described the renovation of Peshawar\u2019s Arbab Niaz Stadium as substandard and said the lack of quality sports facilities was one reason why Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches have not been held in the province.<\/p>\n

On PTI\u2019s internal politics, the governor claimed the party was facing deep factionalism in K-P. \u201cThey cannot even bring out 20 vehicles for their planned protest on August 5,\u201d he concluded.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan from prison appears unlikely, adding that his sons are also not expected to return to Pakistan. Addressing senior journalists in Peshawar on Saturday, Kundi dismissed speculation about the involvement of Khan\u2019s sons, Sulaiman and Kasim, in PTI\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}