Faisal Karim Kundi

Two police personnel were killed and two injured in a suspected IED attack targeting an armored personnel carrier on Tank-Jandola Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district. The attack occurred near Shaheed Mureed Akbar Police Station during routine patrol. KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the incident, demanded a thorough investigation, and pledged support for the injured.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decided to withdraw controversial clauses from the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, which had expanded lawmakers’ privileges, following public backlash. The law, which included provisions like blue passports, arms licenses, and arrest immunity, will be revised to align with the 1988 law. KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi called for a harmonized national framework to standardize legislators’ privileges across Pakistan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi distanced himself from a new law expanding provincial assembly members' privileges, emphasizing that public money belongs to the people. The KP Assembly passed the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, which includes lifetime passports for members and their spouses, immunity from preventive detention, and weapon licenses. Kundi urged fiscal discipline and alignment with austerity measures amid public economic hardship.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government enacted a law granting provincial assembly members lifetime official passports and expanded their powers, immunities, and privileges. The new legislation, which includes provisions for summoning government officers and granting immunity from preventive detention, replaced the 1988 law on the subject.