The federal cabinet initially favoured giving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government another chance before moving towards emergency measures in the province, Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has said, offering a fresh account of the deliberations that preceded the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule on 11 October. According to details attributed to Sheikh in a recent media interview, several ministers, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, opposed rushing into the decision and argued that political engagement should be explored before taking the extraordinary constitutional step. Sheikh reportedly supported this approach, maintaining that the provincial government should be given another opportunity to resolve through dialogue.

The account offers a glimpse into the cabinet's deliberations before the federal government moved to assume control of provincial affairs under constitutional provisions. The emergency and governor’s rule were formally promulgated on 11 October, following a deteriorating relationship between the federal government and the PTI administration in KP. According to Sheikh's account, Maulana........

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