‘Very little, if anything, done for KP’: PM Shehbaz rails against PTI’s governance in province

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday criticised PTI’s governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, questioning whether the funds available to the now dysfunctional provincial government had been used transparently for the welfare and betterment of the people of the province. His remarks came during a meeting of the PML-N’s parliamentary party from KP, held in Islamabad. The Centre imposed governor’s rule and emergency in KP on Oct 11, citing the provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism. The move had drawn criticism from the opposition, as well as Fazl , who had made efforts to reduce tensions between the federal and the KP governments. Taking aim at the PTI, Prime Minister Shehbaz said: “They have been in power in KP for 13 years.

Over these 13 years, they have raised countless slogans, delivered fiery speeches, held long marches and sit-ins, and made numerous promises. ” Recalling PTI’s promises to build hundreds of dams, generate hundreds of megawatts of solar power, and establish hospitals, universities and schools across the province, the prime minister questioned whether any of these pledges had been fulfilled during the party’s 13 years in power. “How many universities have been established there? How many new hospitals have been built? How much has the healthcare system improved? What facilities have actually been provided to the people? And how much corruption has taken place in the process? ” he asked. The prime minister also questioned whether public funds had been utilised transparently for the welfare and betterment of the people of KP. “From Peshawar to Kohistan and Hazara, and across the entire southern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the majority of people would tell you that the PTI government has done very little, if…