ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government backed out of commitments it had agreed to make during negotiations with the federal government.
In a post on X, Naqvi said the KP government had agreed to sign a written agreement and submit an implementation plan within 72 hours covering a range of counterterrorism measures.
According to Naqvi, the proposed commitments included reconsidering the KP Police Act 2026 in light of the security situation, preventing terrorists from operating freely or establishing safe havens in the province, and unequivocally condemning the TTP, TTA and other terrorist groups.
The KP Government had agreed to sign a written agreement and submit an implementation plan within 72 hours, covering
• Reconsideration of the Police Act 2026 in light of the security situation and the need to protect security matters from political interference
• Preventing terrorists from operating freely or finding safe havens in the province
• Unequivocal condemnation of TTP/TTA and all other terrorist groups
• Support for the national policy on Afghan refugees, including repatriation and dismantling Afghan camps in KP
• No contact with the Interim Afghan Government
• Substantial funding for counterterrorism operations and the police
• Full provincial ownership of counterterrorism measures and stronger cooperation with the Armed Forces
• Decisions on counterterrorism in the former FATA and merged districts
• Implementation of the National Action PlanLast night, during the final phase of negotiations, the KP Government backed out of these commitments. Security must not be politicised while the province is at War
— Mohsin Naqvi (@MohsinnaqviC42) October 4, 2026
The commitments also included supporting the national policy on Afghan refugees, including repatriation and dismantling Afghan camps in KP, maintaining no contact with the interim Afghan government, and providing substantial funding for counterterrorism operations and police.
Naqvi said the KP government had also agreed to take full provincial ownership of counterterrorism measures, strengthen cooperation with the armed forces, address counterterrorism matters in former FATA and merged districts, and implement the National Action Plan.
He claimed that during the final phase of negotiations last night, the KP government backed out of these commitments.
“Security must not be politicised while the province is at war,” Naqvi said.
The development came amid negotiations between the federal government and opposition over the PTI’s planned long march to Islamabad. Reports said the talks continued for several hours on October 3, with counterterrorism and the KP government’s role in security matters among the key issues.
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