--- title: "Interior Minister says government tried to avoid emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" description: "Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated the federal government made efforts to prevent the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with some noting that these attempts included negotiations and requests for cooperation from the provincial government. A few outlets, such as 24 News HD, attributed the failure to avert the emergency to the \"stubbornness\" of the then KP Chief Minister, a framing not present in the other excerpts. Overall, the emphasis was on the government’s stated preference to avoid emergency rule." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14088-naqvi-says-failed-talks-led-to-kp-emergency site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Interior Minister says government tried to avoid emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pakistan · updated 15 Oct 2026, 6:40 PM PKT · 13–15 Oct 2026 · 8 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 15 Oct 2026 — Interior Minister says government tried to avoid emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (4 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated the federal government made efforts to prevent the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with some noting that these attempts included negotiations and requests for cooperation from the provincial government. A few outlets, such as 24 News HD, attributed the failure to avert the emergency to the "stubbornness" of the then KP Chief Minister, a framing not present in the other excerpts. Overall, the emphasis was on the government’s stated preference to avoid emergency rule. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Govt tried until last moment to avoid emergency in KP: Naqvi](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330476628/govt-tried-until-last-moment-to-avoid-emergency-in-kp-naqvi) · 15 Oct 2026, 6:40 PM PKT > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said the federal government did not want to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tried until the last moment to avoid the move by seeking cooperation from the provincial government in the fight against terrorism. Speaking during a joint sitting of parliament on Thursday, he rejected allegations that the government had used the issue of terrorism for p... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Govt. preferred negotiations until last moment to avoid emergency, governor’s rule: Mohsin Naqvi](https://www.app.com.pk/national/govt-preferred-negotiations-until-last-moment-to-avoid-emergency-governors-rule-mohsin-naqvi/) · 15 Oct 2026, 6:38 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday said the federal government had continued negotiations with the opposition and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government until the last moment in an effort to resolve outstanding issues and avoid the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule. - **24 News HD** — [Naqvi says Centre tried best to avert emergency, always requested KP govt to lead fight against terror](https://www.24newshd.tv/15-Oct-2026/naqvi-says-centre-wanted-avert-emergency-kp-always-requested-govt-lead-war-terror) · 15 Oct 2026, 5:33 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the federal government never wanted to impose emergency in Khyber Paktunkhawa and all happened due to the stubbornness of then KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. - **Daily Times** — [Government sought talks before KP emergency, says Naqvi](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567658/government-sought-talks-before-kp-emergency-says-naqvi/) · 15 Oct 2026, 5:12 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the federal government made every effort to prevent an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He addressed Parliament’s joint session on Thursday and explained the government’s attempts to resolve provincial security concerns. Naqvi said the government wanted cooperation rather than an emergency. He added that officials had tried to settle disagreements through […] ### 13 Oct 2026 — Mohsin Naqvi says failed negotiations led to KP emergency (3 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could have been avoided if negotiations had produced an agreement. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with slight variations in phrasing such as "could have prevented emergency" and "failed talks led to KP emergency." All excerpts noted that Naqvi emphasized no one wanted the emergency to be imposed. No outlets provided additional context or alternative perspectives beyond this central point. - **Daily Times** — [Mohsin Naqvi says failed negotiations led to emergency decision](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566732/mohsin-naqvi-says-failed-negotiations-led-to-emergency-decision/) · 14 Oct 2026, 12:02 AM PKT > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said the government would not have imposed an emergency if negotiations had produced an agreement. Speaking in the Senate, he said nobody wanted the emergency to be imposed. He added that discussions initially focused on terrorism rather than political issues. Read More: Mohsin Naqvi says agreement could have prevented emergency […] - **Aaj News (English)** — [Deal could have averted emergency in KP, says Mohsin Naqvi](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330476412/deal-could-have-averted-emergency-in-kp-says-mohsin-naqvi) · 13 Oct 2026, 11:22 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday defended the federal government’s decision to impose an emergency and move towards governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the measures could have been avoided if negotiations had produced an agreement. Speaking during a Senate debate chaired by Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, Naqvi said the government had accepted six proposed amendments during nego... - **Abb Takk News** — [Naqvi Says failed talks led to KP emergency](https://abbtakk.tv/naqvi-says-failed-talks-led-to-kp-emergency/) · 13 Oct 2026, 8:32 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the Senate that the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could have been avoided if an agreement had been reached during negotiations, adding that no one wanted the measure imposed. Naqvi said discussions in the House had focused on counterterrorism and included seven or eight points.... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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