In second letter to KP police chief, assembly speaker Swati seeks details of 'detained' lawmakers, ministers
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In second letter to KP police chief, assembly speaker Swati seeks details of 'detained' lawmakers, ministers
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati has sought details from police of provincial cabinet members and lawmakers who have been “detained or arrested”, it emerged on Sunday. The developments comes after reports of the detention of several PTI members and supporters, including party founder’s sisters and provincial ministers, ahead of a protest that has now been postponed to Oct 4. Swati has already asked the provincial inspector general of police, Zulfiqar Hameed, to seek his approval before arresting any sitting lawmaker. A second Sept 25 letter, which Swati shared on his X account on Sunday, cited Articles 66 and 67 read with Article 127 of the Constitution, The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules, 2025 and The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026. The letter from the KP assembly secretariat to the provincial police chief stated that Swati, being the custodian of the house, had directed the secretariat to obtain information regarding any member of the KP Assembly, minister, adviser, special assistant to the chief minister and parliamentary secretary, who had been arrested or detained or whose residence had been subjected to an “attack, search or similar action by any law enforcement agency”. The secretariat asked for a “complete Report and FIRs of such incidents occurred (including the enclosed list) during the last two weeks” to be submitted to it, along with the record of those who have filed a complaint of such incidents at police stations. The first letter to the police chief stated: “When a Member has to be arrested on a criminal charge or for a criminal offence or has to be detained under an executive order, the magistrate or the executive authority, as the case may be, shall seek prior permission of the speaker, indicating the reasons for the arrest or detention of the member in the appropriate form set out in the Second Schedule.” The letter also pointed out that where the speaker deemed it necessary in the public interest, he could ask the relevant police officer to submit the police report, as the case might be, to ascertain the facts of the matter. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has taken exception to the move and questioned the speaker’s consent requirement. He wondered in post on X whether the police would wait for the assembly speaker’s permission for arrest even if the lawmaker killed someone. The interior minister mockingly described it as an “extraordinary version of equality before the law”. In reply to Naqvi, Speaker Swati posted on X that his initiative was not something new and that the privileges the interior minister criticised were enjoyed by himself and his colleagues. He noted that the privilege in question existed to prevent the executive from silencing elected representatives through police and to enable the assembly to function without fear. The speaker said that the law did not place an MPA above the law and that an accused member remained subject to investigation, prosecution and judicial process. “The speaker’s role is only to ensure that no arrest is made with the intent of political revenge or disrupting the House,” he said. Mr Swati wondered why no issues were raised when people were abducted, laws were passed in the dark and people were given immunity, but minister Naqvi had complaints about the laws passed jointly by the treasury and opposition lawmakers in KP. “Today, we are witnessing a far more serious attack on democracy, without warrants, masked individuals are raiding homes of MNAs, MPAs and PTI leadership and abducting them in order to prevent peaceful protest. Is this democracy? When bullets were fired and massacres took place on November 24, May 9 and May 25, it became clear that this is not democracy but a state run by a few individuals, where the Constitution has been reduced to mere paper,” he insisted. The exchange comes amid an already heated debate over the new KP Police Act, with the interior ministry arguing that the provincial legislation violates the constitutional framework and weakens the police command structure at a time when KP remains on the frontline of the fight against terrorism. The KP Police Act, 2026, links the police chief’s operational, administrative and financial decisions to the approval of the provincial government or the chief minister for implementation. During a cabinet meeting that approved the Police Act, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said if his government was forcing the local bureaucracy, police, district commissioners or others to do anything wrong, then they should not obey those orders.
- Siyasi28 Eyl 03:15
PTI dares govt to impose governor’s rule in KP
• Panjutha warns move would further deteriorate situation in province; Shahid Khattak proposes assembly resignations, street protests • KP speaker asks police chief to provide details of arrested, detained MPAs ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: Amid rising demand in the Centre for the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, senior PTI leader Naeem Haider Panjutha has challenged the federal government to go ahead with the move, warning that it would further deteriorate the situation in the province. “You have already stolen the people’s mandate, stripped them of their two-thirds majority and reserved seats, filed thousands of politically motivated cases, imprisoned tens of thousands, including Imran Khan, raided homes, violated the sanctity of chadar and chardiwari, and imprisoned women, including Bushra Bibi and Imran Khan’s sisters,” Advocate Naeem Haider Panjutha said while talking to Dawn. He said the government should try imposing governor’s rule. “You have no idea what the people of KP are capable of. They will rise up and sweep your governor’s rule away,” he added. Replying to a question, Mr Panjutha said PTI would never retreat from its struggle for Haqeeqi Azadi (true freedom). “Our movement will continue until constitutional supremacy and the rule of law are restored, all political prisoners, including Imran Khan, are released, and the people’s mandate is respected,” he said. “Our struggle will not end until Pakistan stands upon the principles of justice, equality and accountability embodied in the vision of Riyasat-i-Madina,” he added. He claimed that no threats, emergency, governor’s rule or political repression could break PTI’s resolve, and that its struggle for freedom could not be silenced. “Haqeeqi Azadi is our destination, constitutional supremacy is our demand, and our struggle will continue until justice prevails,” Mr Panjutha said. PTI’s parliamentary leader, Shahid Khattak, has also questioned the purpose of remaining in a parliament that, he said, could not even protect the dignity and security of its own MNAs. “What is the point of sitting in a parliament that cannot even protect the dignity and security of its own MNAs?” he said. “My proposal is that we resign from the assemblies and take our struggle to the streets. We are not afraid of arrest. We are not afraid of bullets, guns or any form of pressure. We are soldiers of Imran Khan. A public rally will take place under all circumstances, and we will not turn back until Imran Khan is released, political prisoners are freed, this failed system is replaced, and the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law are restored,” he stated. KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi while talking to the media in Peshawar on September 25 disclosed that consultations were held over the possibility of governor’s rule in the province ahead of PTI’s protest march, which was scheduled for September 27 but was later postponed to October 4. Details of arrested MPAs Meanwhile, KP Speaker Babar Saleem Swati on Sunday sought details from the provincial police chief about lawmakers who had been arrested or detained. The details were sought in a letter addressed to KP Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed, a copy of which is available with Dawn. The speaker sought the information under Articles 66 and 67, read with Article 127, of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules, 2025, and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026. Mr Swati informed the police chief that, being the custodian of the House, he had directed the assembly secretariat to obtain information about any member of the KP Assembly, minister, adviser, special assistant to the chief minister or parliamentary secretary who had been arrested or detained. He also sought details of the residences of lawmakers that had been raided, attacked, searched or subjected to similar action by any law enforcement agency. Mr Swati sought a complete report and copies of FIRs concerning such incidents, including those listed in the enclosed list, that had occurred during the last two weeks. According to the letter, the report should be submitted to the assembly secretariat along with records of complaints lodged regarding such incidents at the relevant police stations. Published in Dawn, September 28th, 2026