PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Wednesday accorded approval to the deployment of Pakistan Army personnel in the province to maintain law and order situation after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman arrest and continued protests across the province.
According to a statement issued by the caretaker provincial minister for information, Barrister Feroz Jamal Kakakhel after the cabinet meeting, that the provincial government has approved the deployment of Pakistan Army personnel to maintain law and order situation.
He said that an emergency meeting of the provincial cabinet was held with Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan in the chair wherein the members strongly condemned the attacks on state institutions and other important buildings of the government.
Kakakhel said that in accordance with the current situation, the caretaker provincial cabinet has requested the services of the Pakistan Army in the province under Article 245 from the federal government to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.
He said that since the previous day, in the violent protests by the citizens in different districts of the province, government properties and sensitive facilities have also been damaged, which is not acceptable at all.
The Information Minister furthered that peaceful protest is the right of all citizens, but violating the law, damaging important government facilities is beyond comprehension.
Barrister Feroz Jamal Kakakhil clarified that the caretaker cabinet members condemn the violent protests and that is why all the members have unanimously called in the Pakistan Army to save the province from further damage.
He added that in the special cabinet meeting, the actions and performance of the KP in controlling the situation in the province were appreciated and tributes were paid to all the police personnel.
He further said that the court ordered the arrest of Imran Khan, so he should fight this battle in the courts.
“Do not push the country into further economic crisis by damaging the country and government and public property,” he added.
