PPP strongly opposes the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Bill 2025

Liaquat Ali

Islamabad: The Pakistan People’s Party strongly condemns the dual policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. On one hand, PTI advocates for provincial autonomy against the federal government, while on the other hand, their cabinet is approving the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Bill 2025, which seeks to place the province’s mineral resources and assets under federal control. This clear contradiction is unacceptable to the PPP.

Syed Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha, Provincial President PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa various provisions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Bill 2025 severely undermine the province’s autonomy, which is against the principles of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, aimed at granting full autonomy to the provinces.

He said the PPP firmly opposes this bill and believes that the autonomy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be protected at all costs. The party leadership has convened a high-level meeting on Monday and Tuesday to devise further strategies against this bill. Additionally, the Pakistan Peoples Party will raise this issue in the provincial assembly and hold protests.

He said the PPP Party is fully committed to defending the rights and autonomy of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is prepared to make any sacrifices necessary.

“We demand that the PTI government sever its unconstitutional ties with the federal government and protect the rights of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.