--- title: "Interior Minister Naqvi criticises KP law requiring speaker's permission for MPA arrests" description: "Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi criticised a proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police law requiring police to obtain the provincial assembly Speaker’s permission before arresting a member of the provincial assembly (MPA). Several outlets highlighted Naqvi’s questioning of the law’s practicality, such as Daily Pakistan quoting him asking, “Will police need Speaker’s permission if MPA kills someone?” Dawn uniquely noted Naqvi’s reference to the PTI's “version of equality before law,” framing the issue in terms of political intent. Other outlets, like Geo News and Minute Mirror, focused more on the procedural criticism without explicitly linking it to political motivations." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10816-naqvi-questions-kp-lawmaker-arrest-rules site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Interior Minister Naqvi criticises KP law requiring speaker's permission for MPA arrests pakistan · updated 27 Sep 2026, 2:24 AM PKT · 26–27 Sep 2026 · 7 articles from 7 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 7 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi criticised a proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police law requiring police to obtain the provincial assembly Speaker’s permission before arresting a member of the provincial assembly (MPA). Several outlets highlighted Naqvi’s questioning of the law’s practicality, such as Daily Pakistan quoting him asking, “Will police need Speaker’s permission if MPA kills someone?” Dawn uniquely noted Naqvi’s reference to the PTI's “version of equality before law,” framing the issue in terms of political intent. Other outlets, like Geo News and Minute Mirror, focused more on the procedural criticism without explicitly linking it to political motivations. ## Same story from 7 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Naqvi criticizes KP’s proposed police legislation](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441397/naqvi-criticizes-kps-proposed-police-legislation) · 27 Sep 2026, 2:24 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s proposed police legislation, particularly a provision requiring the police to seek the provincial assembly Speaker’s permission before arresting a legislator. In a post on X, Naqvi referred to a letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Secretariat addressed to the Inspector General of Police ... - **Dawn** — [Naqvi assails PTI's 'version of equality before law' after KP IG told to ensure speaker's approval for any MPA's arrest](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032833/naqvi-assails-ptis-version-of-equality-before-law-after-kp-ig-told-to-ensure-speakers-approval-for-any-mpas-arrest) · 26 Sep 2026, 7:00 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday took strong exception to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s attempt to further solidify legislation mandating the assembly speaker’s prior permission for an MPA’s arrest or detention. In a post on X, Naqvi shared a KP Assembly Secretariat’s letter addressed to the KP inspector general (IG) on Friday, a day after the provincial cabinet appro... - **Minute Mirror** — [Naqvi questions KP lawmaker arrest rules](https://minutemirror.com.pk/naqvi-questions-kp-lawmaker-arrest-rules-635764/) · 26 Sep 2026, 5:10 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has criticised a proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police law that would - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [‘Will police need Speaker’s permission if MPA kills someone?’ Naqvi questions KP Arrest Law](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Sep-2026/will-police-need-speakers-permission-if-mpa-kills-someone-naqvi-questions-kp-arrest-law) · 26 Sep 2026, 5:05 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi questioned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law requiring police and other authorities to obtain the Speaker’s prior permission before arresting or detaining a provincial lawmaker accused of a criminal offence. The security czar raised issue after sharing a notification issued by KP Provincial Assembly Secretariat directing Inspector General of Police and other […] - **Geo News** — [Naqvi criticises proposed KP police law requiring speaker's role in MPA arrests](https://www.geo.tv/latest/683803-naqvi-criticises-proposed-kp-police-law-requiring-speakers-role-in-mpa-arrests) · 26 Sep 2026, 4:25 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > This collage shows Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. — Facebook/@ImMuhammadSohailAfridi/Geo News/FileNaqvi criticises proposed KP police law over arrest provision.KP Assembly outlines procedure for lawmakers' detention.Talal warned... - **24 News HD** — [Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi slams KP govt over Police Act](https://www.24newshd.tv/26-Sep-2026/interior-minister-mohsin-naqvi-slams-kp-govt-police-act) · 26 Sep 2026, 4:18 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Raising questions over the KP Police Act, 2026 passed by the provincial cabinet on September 23, Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday said that under the law, seeking KP Assembly speaker’s permission was necessary before arresting an MPA, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. - **Pakistan Observer** — [What next? Naqvi slams KP Assembly rules requiring speaker’s permission for MPA arrests](https://pakobserver.net/what-next-naqvi-slams-kp-assembly-rules-requiring-speakers-permission-for-mpa-arrests/) · 26 Sep 2026, 3:45 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > PESHAWAR – Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has criticised a procedure issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly requiring prior permission… ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Interior minister raises concerns over proposed changes to KP Police Act](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10400-minister-raises-concerns-over-kp-police-act-says-new-law) · 25 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 76% related - [Federal government expresses concerns over proposed KP Police Act](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10379-federal-govt-voices-strong-reservations-over-proposed-kp) · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 70% related 7 articles from 7 outlets, 26–27 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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