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LAHORE, September 6, 2026: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has called for a national-level political dialogue on all issues, including matters concerning the provinces, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking during a meeting with journalists in Lahore, Fazal ur Rehman said an in-camera session of Parliament should be convened to discuss the issues.<\/p>\n He said all differences should be resolved through arguments and dialogue, adding that the system had completely failed.<\/p>\n Fazal ur Rehman said the Taliban had established their own government in some areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were collecting more taxes than the government in those areas.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cWe don\u2019t pay extortion, which is why extortion is also demanded from us.\u201d He added that his sons and nephews had also been attacked.<\/p>\n The JUI-F chief said neither local nor foreign investors were investing in the country, while trade with Central Asia had completely stopped.<\/p>\n He said the federal government was unable to accept the NFC Award and the provinces\u2019 authority over mineral resources.<\/p>\n Fazal ur Rehman said US officials had also shown interest in minerals, adding that the shares of the federal government, provinces and people in mineral resources should be clearly determined.<\/p>\n On the issue of provincial rights, Fazal ur Rehman said his thinking and that of Nawaz Sharif would be the same.<\/p>\n \u201cThe difference is that I am speaking while Nawaz Sharif is silent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Fazal ur Rehman said the system had collapsed and there was practically no government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n He reiterated that trade with Central Asian countries had come to a halt and said attempts were being made to make the NFC Award and provincial authority over mineral resources unacceptable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n