Fazlur Rehman Raises Security, Rule-of-Law Concerns After KP Minister’s Detention

ISLAMABAD — JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticised the reported detention of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial minister Fazal Shakoor Khan, linking the incident to broader concerns over security, constitutional authority and the rule of law in Pakistan.

Speaking at a press conference on September 21, Fazlur Rehman said a JUI-F senator had also been stopped at an airport a day earlier while travelling to China. He alleged that elected representatives and provincial officials were being subjected to actions outside normal constitutional and legal processes, and argued that the government’s writ was weakening in parts of the country.

Video circulating on Monday purportedly showed Fazal Shakoor’s vehicle being intercepted. PTI lawmaker Abdul Ghani Afridi alleged that masked personnel fired at the vehicle’s tyres; the circumstances surrounding the incident and competing accounts of what led to the confrontation remain unclear.

Fazlur Rehman’s remarks come amid heightened political tensions and continuing security concerns in Pakistan. His assertions regarding the conduct of state institutions represent his political assessment and have not been independently established as fact.

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