JUI-F November 15 Protests Across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
The JUI-F November 15 protests will take place across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the party announced, in support of party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s position on the province’s mineral resources.
The party demanded that details of all agreements with foreign countries on the exploitation of mineral resources be made public, and announced an awareness campaign across the province.
The decisions were taken at a meeting of the party’s provincial executive committee, chaired by K-P chief Senator Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman at the Mufti Mahmood Centre in Peshawar.
JUI-F November 15 protests target mineral deals
The protest call puts the province’s mineral wealth at the centre of the party’s campaign. JUI-F wants the government to publish the terms of every agreement signed with foreign countries for the exploitation of minerals in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The party has not yet announced the exact venues for the 15 November protests. The awareness campaign will run across the province in the days leading up to them, carrying the demand for transparency in the mineral agreements to district level.
The meeting also discussed alleged smear campaigns against party leaders through fabricated videos and photographs, anti-encroachment operations, and the government’s mineral policy.
Addressing a news conference after the meeting, Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman said the emergency imposed in the province appeared to be aimed at facilitating anti-encroachment operations rather than combating terrorism.
Emergency and minerals at the heart of the dispute
The protest announcement comes at a tense moment for the province. Governor’s rule and an emergency have been imposed in 12 districts, and the opposition alliance has gone to court over the emergency. The emergency has become a central point of dispute between the provincial government and its critics.
Mineral resources are a sensitive issue in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The province holds deposits of marble, granite, gemstones, chromite and other minerals, and questions over who controls them, and on what terms, have long stirred debate. Deals with foreign firms raise the stakes further, since the benefits flow to the province while the agreements are often negotiated out of public view.
JUI-F is using that sensitivity to build pressure. By linking the protest to the mineral agreements, the party is pressing a demand that is easy to explain to voters: publish the deals, and let the public judge them.
The party’s position also fits into a wider opposition campaign. Fazlur Rehman has led the opposition alliance’s movement against the government, and the 15 November protests give that campaign a concrete date and a provincial focus.
What the party wants
The demands from the Peshawar meeting are clear. First, the government must make public the details of all agreements with foreign countries on mineral exploitation. Second, the awareness campaign must carry that demand to every district. Third, the party wants an end to what it calls smear campaigns against its leaders.
The emergency is the other target. Atta-ur-Rehman’s claim that the emergency serves anti-encroachment operations rather than counter-terrorism challenges the government’s stated reason for imposing it. That argument is likely to be tested in court, where the opposition has already challenged the emergency.
The party is also under pressure of its own. Fazlur Rehman’s son Asad Mahmood was served a second National Accountability Bureau notice this week after skipping a summons in a case about appointments at Pakistan Post, and must appear on Friday, 13 November.
What happens next
The 15 November protests will show how much street support JUI-F can still mobilise in the province. The party has a strong network of seminaries and workers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and a province-wide protest is a familiar tool in its politics.
The government has not yet responded to the demand to publish the mineral agreements. If it refuses, the protest will go ahead as planned. If it publishes some or all of the deals, JUI-F will have won a concession without a single march.
Either way, the mineral question is now on the public agenda in the province, and the protest date gives both sides a deadline.
Frequently asked questions
When will JUI-F hold protests in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa?
JUI-F has announced protests across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on 15 November 2026, in support of party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s position on the province’s mineral resources.
What is JUI-F demanding?
The party wants the government to make public the details of all agreements with foreign countries on the exploitation of mineral resources, and it has announced an awareness campaign across the province.
Who chaired the meeting that decided the protests?
The decisions were taken at a meeting of the party’s provincial executive committee, chaired by K-P chief Senator Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman at the Mufti Mahmood Centre in Peshawar.
What did JUI-F say about the emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa?
Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman said the emergency imposed in the province appeared to be aimed at facilitating anti-encroachment operations rather than combating terrorism.
What else did the meeting discuss?
The meeting also discussed alleged smear campaigns against party leaders through fabricated videos and photographs, anti-encroachment operations, and the government’s mineral policy.
