Ahead of the November 24 “do-or-die” protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Centre and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government have been at odds. KP Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry urged the provincial bureaucracy to “resist any pressure or temptation to misuse official resources, assets, or authority.”
“You [government functionaries] must all refrain from providing direct or indirect support to any political party or activity, whether through your person, subordinates, or the resources at your disposal,” the chief secretary wrote in a letter to the provincial police and other departments, a copy of which is available with Geo News.
The change occurred just hours after the KP chief secretary was instructed by the Ministry of Interior to make sure the provincial government did not use state equipment.
