Zardari rules out imposition of governor`s rule in KP
2024-05-17
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday ruled out the imposition of governor`s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in an attempt to quash rumours arising from the recent shouting match between Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
According to a statement, Faisal Kundi called on the president.
`President Zardari instructed Governor Kundi to work in people`s interest and expressed good wishes for him,` a press release said.
In a fresh message of threat to the Centre, the KP chief minister warned that he would occupy the Pesco offices in protests againsts `unannounced loadshedding`.
However, a source close to President Zardari told Dawn that he had ruled out the possibility of imposing governor`s rule in KP.
He said a segment in the PPP believed that Governor Kundi should exercise restraint amid `provocative statements` by Gandapur. `The same message Zardari Sahib conveyed to Mr Kundi, the source added.
`The governor was advised that the dignity of his office required him to avoid political statements.
The source recalled that President Zardari had imposed governor`s rule in Punjab in 2009 because a decision by the Supreme Court led to the removal of Shehbaz Sharif as chief minister.
