Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman launched a scathing attack on the government on Tuesday, declaring that the writ of the state has practically collapsed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, leaving citizens unable to travel safely even within their own home regions. Addressing a press conference in Quetta, the veteran political leader warned that relying on raw force rather than political wisdom will never resolve Pakistan's deepening crises. He insisted that those steering the nation are well aware of the ground reality, stressing that the only way forward is to govern strictly according to the Constitution.

Addressing the recent chatter around creating new provinces, Fazl cautioned aga...