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Naqvi criticizes KP’s proposed police legislation

Pakistan Published 27 September 2026, 02:24 · archived 26 Sep 2026

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s proposed police legislation, particularly a provision requiring the police to seek the provincial assembly Speaker’s permission before arresting a legislator. In a post on X, Naqvi referred to a letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Secretariat addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) following the provincial cabinet’s approval of amendments to the KP Police Act, 2026. Naqvi said that under the new provision, even if a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) is accused of a crim...

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