# Fazl rejects KP emergency 'word for word', says govt asked him to mediate with PTI then went its own way

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Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 11 Oct 2026
Updated: 11 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 12 Oct 2026

> The JUI-F chief says Ishaq Dar told him of the emergency only in Sunday's cabinet meeting, and promises to fight governor's rule in Parliament and the courts.

**JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Sunday 11 October 2026 that the federal government had backed out of its commitments** after asking him to mediate with PTI, and that his party **rejects the emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "word for word"**, [Dawn reported](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036416/fazl-accuses-govt-of-reneging-on-commitments-after-seeking-his-mediation-with-pti). He spoke at a press conference at his Islamabad home after an emergency meeting of the party's central core committee.

## Fazl's account of the mediation

- He returned from Umrah on **7 October**; opposition leaders asked him to help end the standoff, and **federal ministers sought his help the next day**.
- At his request, PTI's long march for **Imran Khan's** release **stayed inside KP** instead of moving on Islamabad.
- The government wanted the march called off first. PTI wanted its leaders allowed to **meet Imran Khan in jail** and a court order on his **transfer to a private hospital** carried out.
- Fazl asked PM **Shehbaz Sharif** for assurances on both points. On a conference call, KP Chief Minister **Sohail Afridi** reportedly said the march would end if those demands were met.
- Then, Fazl said, Deputy PM **Ishaq Dar** told him during Sunday's cabinet meeting that the government would impose an emergency in KP. "Ask Shehbaz Sharif how much authority he had during the negotiations," he said.

## What JUI-F will do

1. **Challenge** the emergency and governor's rule in **Parliament and the courts**, calling them an "attack on democracy and the rights of the people".
2. **Travel to Peshawar** for talks with Afridi and others.
3. Propose talks with **two representatives each from PTI and PML-N** under his supervision.
4. Decide on **opposition resignations** from the assemblies "when the situation arose".

He also criticised the **PPP's** role and said Balochistan's security was worse than KP's, yet no governor's rule had been imposed there.

## Where things stand

President Asif Ali Zardari approved the emergency and governor's rule on the cabinet's advice on Sunday ([Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036352/emergency-governors-rule-imposed-in-kp-as-president-approves-cabinet-decision)), the army was deployed in KP in aid of civil power ([Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036387/pakistan-army-deployed-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-in-aid-of-civil-power)), and Governor **Faisal Karim Kundi** chaired the first meeting of an 11-member advisory council ([Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036396/our-fight-is-against-terrorism-kundi-chairs-first-meeting-of-kp-advisory-council)). PTI has rejected the move and condemned the arrests of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Junaid Akbar, [Business Recorder reported](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443682/pti-rejects-emergency-governors-rule-in-kp-condemns-arrests-of-cm-sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar). In Peshawar, all schools, colleges and universities are closed on Monday ([Peshawar holiday](/news/education/peshawar-holiday-on-monday-12-october-all-schools-colleges-and-universities)).

## Sources

- Fazl accuses govt of reneging on commitments after seeking his mediation with PTI (11 Oct 2026) (Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2036416/fazl-accuses-govt-of-reneging-on-commitments-after-seeking-his-mediation-with-pti
- Emergency, governor's rule imposed in KP as president approves cabinet decision (11 Oct 2026) (Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2036352/emergency-governors-rule-imposed-in-kp-as-president-approves-cabinet-decision
- Pakistan Army deployed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in aid of civil power (11 Oct 2026) (Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2036387/pakistan-army-deployed-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-in-aid-of-civil-power
- 'Our fight is against terrorism': Kundi chairs first meeting of KP Advisory Council (11 Oct 2026) (Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2036396/our-fight-is-against-terrorism-kundi-chairs-first-meeting-of-kp-advisory-council
- PTI rejects emergency, governor's rule in KP, condemns arrests of CM Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar (11 Oct 2026) (Business Recorder): https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443682/pti-rejects-emergency-governors-rule-in-kp-condemns-arrests-of-cm-sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar

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