PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday announced the use of force against federal government.
Addressing the Lawyers Convention in Peshawar on Monday, he said that they participated in the long march unarmed in previous long march but will now province’s force.
The KP chief minister also announced to lodge case against the federal government martyrdom of party workers and consultation with the legal team is underway in this regard.
Mahmood Khan further said that they participated in the previous long march unarmed but will now use KP force when Imran Khan would announce long march.
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Taking a dig at the Prime Minister, he said Shehbaz Sharif wanted to sell his clothes in Bisham but no one would buy his clothes.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government strongly reacted to the interior minister’s statement regarding ‘legal action’ against Chief Minister Mahmood Khan for leading a procession to Islamabad and warned that the centre should desist from taking any extraordinary step against the provincial government.
The simmering tensions between KP and federal governments have steadily risen, coming to a head with former Prime Minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan leading a march on the federal capital from Peshawar.