Peshawar May 10 2023: In the meeting presided over by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker chief minister Azam Khan, the current situation and security arrangements in the country were reviewed.
The Cabinet members unanimously approved the call-up of the army in the province in view of the current state of emergency.
The caretaker provincial minister for information, Barrister Ferozjamal Kakakhil, said that in accordance with the current situation, the caretaker provincial cabinet has requested the services of the Pakistan Army in the province under Article 245 from the federal government in order to prevent the situation from getting worse in the province.
He said that since the last day, in the violent protests of the citizens in different districts of the province, government property and sensitive facilities have also been damaged, which is not acceptable at all.
In his statement, the Information Minister further said that peaceful protest is the right of all citizens, but violating the law, damaging important government facilities is beyond comprehension.
Barrister Feroze Jamal Kakakhil clarified that the caretaker cabinet members condemn the violent protests and that is why all the members have unanimously called in the army to save the province from further damage.
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