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Kundi calls on PM to 'take interest' in KP's issues, says told CM Afridi to focus on governance not Adiala
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Kundi calls on PM to 'take interest' in KP's issues, says told CM Afridi to focus on governance not Adiala

Dawn News · May 17, 2026, 11:31 AM

Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi called on the Centre to address his province’s issues, asserting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif “should take interest” in the matter. At the same time, he also said he had conveyed to KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to focus on the “province’s governance rather than Adiala” — a reference to the PTI’s efforts and frequent protests outside the jail in Rawalpindi for party founder Imran Khan’s release. Kundi made these remarks while speaking to the media in Islamabad after he met KP CM Afridi at the Governor House in Peshawar earlier in the day. Speaking to the media, he warned that the “people of KP have reached a point where if they take to the streets tomorrow, nobody could be held responsible for it”. More to follow

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