PESHAWAR: OCT 23, 2025:
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday said that lawyers have always played a vital role in politics and in the struggle for the supremacy of the Constitution. He added that lawyers’ wings of political parties are instrumental in defending democratic values, and the doors of the Governor House are always open for party workers and members of the legal fraternity. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of the Peoples Lawyers Forum (PLF) led by its President Gohar Rehman Khattak Advocate at the Governor House. On the occasion, Governor Kundi administered the oath to the divisional cabinet of PLF Peshawar. General Secretary Lajbar Khalil Advocate and other senior office bearers were also present. The Governor said that there are issues with the federal coalition government as several key posts are still occupied by individuals from the caretaker setup, which is unfair. He mentioned that he has raised this matter at various forums in Islamabad, emphasizing that nearly 90 percent of the clauses of the power-sharing agreement are yet to be implemented. The Central Executive Council will review these matters within a month, he added. Governor Kundi stressed that the party deserves its due rights where it has won bar council elections and that efforts are being made to secure grants for those councils. He said the matter will again be taken up with the President and Prime Minister coming month. He categorically stated that there will be no compromise on party discipline, saying those who betrayed the party during elections have no right to demand benefits from it. “We need loyal and disciplined workers who uphold party leadership and values, not those who prioritize personal interests over the party,” he remarked. Praising the Peoples Lawyers Forum for standing by the party through difficult times, he said the Forum has always remained steadfast under Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s vision. He also proposed organizing an international-level lawyers’ convention at the Governor House, with Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the chief guest, assuring his full support for the event. Governor Kundi also welcomed Kashif Naseem Advocate and his colleagues into the Pakistan Peoples Party family.