PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday said that, given the prevailing law and order situation in the province, a protest march on Islamabad is inappropriate, and suggested that all political forces sit across the table and devise a joint strategy for establishing peace in KP.

He said that Pakistan Peoples Party was ready to work jointly with the provincial government for resolving the province’s issues.

He stated this while speaking to mediapersons after attending the inauguration ceremony of a private hospital in Hayatabad here. Mr Kundi stated that the law and order situation was poor in both Balochistan and KP, but insisted that the Balochistan government was at the forefront of fighting against terrorism.

He said that PTI had given a second date for the protest march on Islamabad at a time when the prevailing law and order situation in the province was precarious.

He insisted that the KP government neither spoke against terrorism emanating from Afghanistan nor had it passed any resolution in the assembly against the menace, adding that there was a need for joint efforts beyond political differences for peace, development, and resolution of public issues.

Earlier, while speaking at the hospital’s inaugural ceremony, Mr Kundi said that due to limited health facilities in the province and a lack of substantial increase in government hospitals, the burden on existing hospitals continuously increased, and in such a situation, establishment of new hospitals in the private sector was a good step.

He said that the province’s population continuously increased, necessitating the establishment of more government and private hospitals in various areas, including remote districts.

“Establishment of private hospitals would not only provide better healthcare but would also create new employment opportunities,” he said.

Published in Dawn, September 28th, 2026