{"id":29576,"date":"2025-11-30T15:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T15:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=29576"},"modified":"2025-11-30T15:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T15:05:05","slug":"kundi-denies-any-move-to-impose-governors-rule-in-k-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=29576","title":{"rendered":"Kundi denies any move to impose governor&#8217;s rule in K-P"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi rejected reports that the federal government is preparing to impose governor\u2019s rule in the province, saying he has not been consulted on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am hearing through the media that governor\u2019s rule is being imposed. To this day, I maintain that for now, there is no talk of governor\u2019s rule,\u201d said Faisal Karim Kundi while speaking to reporters in Peshawar on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said\u00a0that while the Constitution provides a clause for imposing governor\u2019s rule, no official communication has been made with him so far. \u201cThe Constitution contains a provision for governor\u2019s rule, but no one has spoken to me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kundi added that the current situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) did not allow space for widespread protests, given the fragile security and administrative challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe our province\u2019s conditions do not allow protests. The province is already burdened with issues, including law and order,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kundi\u2019s statement comes following reports that the federal government has begun discussions over the possible imposition of governor\u2019s rule in K-P, with sources saying officials are considering whether to retain Governor Faisal Karim Kundi or appoint a new governor.<\/p>\n<p>Six potential candidates have emerged, including three political figures and three retired military officers. Among the political contenders, the names of Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, Pervez Khattak, and Aftab Sherpao have been mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>If no consensus is reached on political nominees, authorities may consider appointing retired military officials. The retired officers under consideration include former Peshawar corps commander Lieutenant General (r) Khalid Rabbani, Lieutenant General (r) Ghayur Mehmood, and Lieutenant General (r) Tariq Khan.<\/p>\n<p>The initial preference appears to be to keep Governor Faisal Karim Kundi in place. However, sources say the government is weighing other options in case a decision cannot be reached.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, officials from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office have stated that no formal decision has been taken regarding governor\u2019s rule in K-P.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi rejected reports that the federal government is preparing to impose governor\u2019s rule in the province, saying he has not been consulted on the matter. \u201cI am hearing through the media that governor\u2019s rule is being imposed. To this day, I maintain that for now, there is no talk of governor\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/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-29576","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\/29576","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=29576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29576\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}