Achakzai sees governor's rule next being imposed in Sindh, over water and mines

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai warned on Wednesday that governor’s rule would be imposed next in Sindh over the “occupation of water, mines and streams”, urging the Centre to give provinces their rights and resources. He was speaking in the National Assembly, where a resolution endorsing the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday was passed . The federal government cited the provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism as the reason for imposing governor’s rule in KP. In days preceding the development, political tensions between the federal government and the opposition, mainly the PTI, had remained high after the party announced a long march to demand the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan.

However, the march, initially planned for Islamabad, remained confined to KP until it fizzled out with the imposition of governor’s rule in the province. In his address, Achakzai said KP’s “mistake is that it saved itself with the help of its people”. He also drew a comparison between the current situation with regards to KP and the one witnessed at the time of the creation of Bangladesh. He also assailed the government for depriving the PTI of its election symbol ahead of the 2024 general elections. “And the mistake of his (Imran’s) party’s workers was that they contested the elections on 200 different symbols and turned your own game around on you. You are meting out the punishment for that? You are punishing 240 million people of Pakistan for that? ” The opposition leader also pointed out that Sohail Afridi, who has become non-functional as the chief minister after the imposition of governor’s rule and had been leading the PTI’s march, had not resorted to violence or using…