ISLAMABAD: According to The Express Tribune, Rana Sanaullah, the prime minister's adviser on political affairs, has said the government could consider ending interim governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf agrees to support security agencies in counterterrorism operations.
The remarks came a day after a joint session of parliament, amid opposition protests, adopted two resolutions ratifying the presidential proclamations of an emergency and governor's rule in the province for two months. Both were imposed on October 11 after government-opposition talks collapsed and the PTI began a long march towards Islamabad on October 4.
Speaking to a private TV channel, Sanaullah said the government's core demand of the opposition was to stand with Pakistan, its law enforcement agencies and the armed forces. He argued that political differences should not obstruct counterterrorism efforts and that the federal and provincial governments must adopt a common strategy.
The adviser linked the recent wave of terrorism to India's defeat in the May 2025 Pakistan-India conflict, known in Pakistan as Marka-e-Haq, and alleged that India was using the Afghan Taliban as proxies. He also alleged that Israel was giving terrorists in Afghanistan technical training to operate drones.
The report says the comments followed renewed political contacts, including meetings between Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Sanaullah said cases against PTI leaders could only be settled through the courts.
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