Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed an 11-member committee to oversee affairs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following the declaration of an emergency there.
Dawn reported on Tuesday, October 13, citing a source close to the prime minister, that the committee had been established informally and that no official notification had been issued.
According to the report, the committee will monitor governance and security issues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on a daily basis and report to the prime minister.
The source told Dawn that Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will chair the committee, which also includes several other ministers.
This comes after Pakistan’s central government declared an emergency in the province and removed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which had been in power there, following protests by the party’s supporters.
During several days of demonstrations, PTI supporters demanded the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s federal government has accused PTI of colluding with terrorist groups.
