Walkout from NEC meeting: Sherpao urges Centre to address provinces’ concerns
QWP chief says PML-N’s ill-advised policies have put country on path of political vendetta
Qaumi Watan Party Chairman Aftab Sherpao. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA:
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Sherpao has urged the federal government to address the reservations of three provinces over the budget and Public Sector Development Programme, saying their walkout from the National Economic Council (NEC) will increase political temperature in the country.
“Ill-advised policies of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have put the country on the path of political vendetta,” said Sherpao, who is also the former federal interior minister, while addressing a ceremony conducted by the Quetta Bar Association on Thursday.
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The QWP chief said, “Being the bigger province in terms of development and funds, Punjab should show magnanimity and join hands with the smaller provinces.”
Sherpao said, “The federal government always left out small provinces from development projects, which increased the sense of deprivation among the people of Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.”
He said that recently three small provinces had walked out from the NEC meeting over allegations that the Centre had not released funds for development projects. “The move will spark political differences in the country,” he added.
On Senate elections, Sherpao said, “Change must be brought in the country through elections and candidates must contest without using the power of money.”
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On the merger of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata) with K-P, Sherpao said, “Two nationalist parties were part of the Fata reforms committee, but after the committee’s recommendations, they opposed Fata’s merger.”
He said that people of Fata were getting agitated over being left aside from the rest of the country. “Following their will, tribal areas must be merged with the Centre,” he added.
Condemning the recent attacks on the Hazara community and Christians in Quetta, he said, “The provincial government must take preventive measures to protect minorities in Balochistan.”
He urged the law enforcement agencies to bust the remaining terrorist networks and said that unrest in Balochistan could affect China-Pakistan Economic Corridor-related projects.
The QWP chairman said, “The National Action Plan must be fully implemented in the province in order to counter terrorism.”
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Sherpao has urged the federal government to address the reservations of three provinces over the budget and Public Sector Development Programme, saying their walkout from the National Economic Council (NEC) will increase political temperature in the country.
“Ill-advised policies of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have put the country on the path of political vendetta,” said Sherpao, who is also the former federal interior minister, while addressing a ceremony conducted by the Quetta Bar Association on Thursday.
QWP denounces delimitation of constituencies
The QWP chief said, “Being the bigger province in terms of development and funds, Punjab should show magnanimity and join hands with the smaller provinces.”
Sherpao said, “The federal government always left out small provinces from development projects, which increased the sense of deprivation among the people of Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.”
He said that recently three small provinces had walked out from the NEC meeting over allegations that the Centre had not released funds for development projects. “The move will spark political differences in the country,” he added.
On Senate elections, Sherpao said, “Change must be brought in the country through elections and candidates must contest without using the power of money.”
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On the merger of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata) with K-P, Sherpao said, “Two nationalist parties were part of the Fata reforms committee, but after the committee’s recommendations, they opposed Fata’s merger.”
He said that people of Fata were getting agitated over being left aside from the rest of the country. “Following their will, tribal areas must be merged with the Centre,” he added.
Condemning the recent attacks on the Hazara community and Christians in Quetta, he said, “The provincial government must take preventive measures to protect minorities in Balochistan.”
He urged the law enforcement agencies to bust the remaining terrorist networks and said that unrest in Balochistan could affect China-Pakistan Economic Corridor-related projects.
The QWP chairman said, “The National Action Plan must be fully implemented in the province in order to counter terrorism.”