ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had agreed to sign a written agreement and submit an implementation plan within 72 hours on several security-related measures, but backed out of the security commitments during the final stage of negotiations.
Naqvi said that during the final phase of negotiations last night, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government stepped back from security-related commitments. He said that security issues should not be politicised while the province is facing a war-like situation.
In a statement, Mohsin Naqvi said the proposed agreement covered several key areas. These included reconsidering the Police Act 2026 in view of the security situation and the need to keep security matters free from political interference.
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 Plan Last 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 agreement also called for measures to prevent terrorists from operating freely or establishing safe havens anywhere in the province. Another commitment was the clear condemnation of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA), and all other terrorist groups.
The proposed plan further included support for the national policy regarding Afghan refugees. This covered the repatriation of Afghan nationals and the dismantling of Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Naqvi said the agreement also stated that there would be no contact with the Afghan Taliban regime. It further included a commitment to provide substantial funding for counterterrorism operations and the police force.
Other points included full provincial ownership of counterterrorism measures and stronger cooperation with the Armed Forces. The proposed commitments also covered decisions related to counterterrorism efforts in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the merged tribal districts.
In addition, the agreement called for the implementation of the National Action Plan as part of the broader counterterrorism strategy.
Mohsin Naqvi said that despite agreeing to these measures and the submission of an implementation plan within 72 hours, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government withdrew from the commitments during the final stage of negotiations.
He maintained that security matters should not become a political issue while the province continues to face security challenges.
Meanwhile, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said PTI’s lame old excuse that all parties should have been consulted has outlived its life in the past three years.
The Minister said the Federal Government did exactly that but the PTI never responded to government proposals.
Lets be honest and put things in perspective regarding the talks and the stance taken by your party: 1. PTI’s lame old excuse that all parties should have been consulted has outlived its life in the past three years, Federal government did exactly that but you never responded to our proposals. It is only now when your KPK government is politically weak, you have started responding to the Federal Government’s calls for joint mechanism to fight terrorism, that too only as a strategy to save your political capital in KPK. Your own spokesperson is denying it and is giving justifications in favour of terrorists. 2. Double standards and hypocrisy seem to be your policy; when you say that PTI KPK government has been taking steps to fight terrorism and is serious in this matter. On the contrary; your narrative on terrorism is in favour of terrorists. KPK Government’s policy only encourages and supports spread of terrorism in the province. 3. Some of the questions which require your attention; why doesn’t the KPK Government attend Federal Apex Committee meetings? Why doesn’t the KPK Government hold its own Apex committee meetings to review terrorism like other provinces hold their meetings? Why doesn’t the CM and his cabinet condemn the TTA regime for sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan and conduct of cross border attacks on the posts and drone attacks by them? Has the KPK Government ever shown any outright support to the valiant Armed Forces and the police who have laid down thousands of lives fighting terrorism in KPK? Why hasn’t the KPK Government not implemented NAP as per which clear action is required against illegal spectrum, illegal Afghan immigrants, measures for capacity enhancement of Police and CTD? 4. Please do tell ; Why don’t you attend janazas of Shuhada? Why don’t you visit the security forces / police posts to show your support with them? How many times you have visited erstwhile FATA areas and took interest in their governance and development issues? 5. Once Afghan Taliban regime in support of terrorism in KPK sends drones and tashkeels why do you keep quiet? How many times have you stood shoulder to shoulder with our valiant FC soldiers standing guard on Pak Afghan Border against these terrorists ? Please give some answers before ranting confusion and useless rhetoric only. 5. This is an old strategy of PTI that when under pressure, they start talking of consultations and joint actions but on ground they do the exact opposite. 6. Due to non-implementation of NAP by the KPK Government not only has terrorism thrived in KPK but its economy has been badly shattered for which only PTI is responsible. 7. So stop selling this false narrative of collective consultations, jirgas or any other method as this means nothing on ground other than delaying tactics. 8. This time the State won’t let you embroil and confuse people by your old age rhetoric and verbose that has already brought KPK to the brink of collapse. No More!!!!
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) October 4, 2026
He said it is only now, when the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government is politically weak, PTI has started responding to the Federal Government’s calls for a joint mechanism to fight terrorism, that too only as a strategy to save its political capital in the province. He said their spokesperson is denying it and is giving justifications in favour of terrorists.
Attaullah Tarar said double standards and hypocrisy seem to be PTI’s policy. He said it is claimed that the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has been taking steps to fight terrorism and is serious in this matter, while on the contrary, the party’s narrative on terrorism is in favour of terrorists. He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s policy only encourages and supports the spread of terrorism in the province.
The Minister questioned why the KP Government neither attends Federal Apex Committee meetings nor holds its own Apex Committee meetings to review terrorism, as other provinces do.
He further questioned why the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and his cabinet do not condemn the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan for sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan, including cross-border attacks on posts and drone attacks.
He said the KP Government has never shown outright support for the valiant Armed Forces and police, who have laid down thousands of lives fighting terrorism in the province.
He also questioned why the provincial government has not implemented the National Action Plan, under which clear action is required against the illegal spectrum, illegal Afghan immigrants, and measures for enhancing the capacity of the Police and Counter-Terrorism Department.
The Minister also questioned the silence of the PTI when the Afghan Taliban regime sends “drones and tashkeels” in support of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He asked how many times they have stood shoulder to shoulder with the valiant soldiers standing guard on the Pak-Afghan Border against these terrorists. He urged the PTI leader to give answers to these questions before ranting confusion and useless rhetoric only.
He said the non-implementation of the National Action Plan by the KP government has not only allowed terrorism to thrive in the province but has also severely damaged its economy, for which only PTI is responsible.
