K-P CM Mahmood Khan. PHOTO: PTI
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that he would not confine to his home district Swat like the previous chief ministers of the province.
He would represent the whole of the province and protect the rights of all areas of the province adding that the development and mainstreaming of the seven new districts was among his priority areas.
“We have completed our homework and identified different priority areas in the 100-day plan to work in for the next five years,” CM said.
He criticised the previous rulers for doing nothing during the 70 years history of the country. He was particularly critical of the breaking of begging bowl sloganeering of PML–N and the so called nationalist force for exploiting the Pashtun nation adding that the political elite plundered the national resources and PTI challenged the corrupt system of the past through mass mobilization and the people supported PTI.
“We have gradually moving towards the new Pakistan” he said.
Talking about the resolution of education, health, gas and electricity related problems of district Karak on war-footing, he assured to soon inaugurate the oil refinery and the dualisation of road from Peshawar to DI Khan. He also announced Rs2 million for Press Club Karak and Rs1 million for Karak Bar.
He was addressing a public gathering and Karak Bar during his day long visit to district Karak. MNA Shahid Khattak, Provincial Spokesman Ajmal Khan Wazir and PTI District President Sajjad also addressed the gathering. Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi, Malik Qasim, Farid Toofan, General Secretary PTI Azmat Khattak, representatives of ISF, district administration officials and media persons also participated in the public gathering.
Welcoming the local leader of ANP Sajjad Khan to the fold of PTI, the chief minister said Sajjad of ANP made a wise decision. The chief minister threw lights on the developmental strategy and policies of his government adding that when he took over as CM of the province, he made up his mind not to be the CM of Swat alone but would represent the whole of the province and would protect the rights of all people of the province.
This is what the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan is and he kept on advising him to work for the down trodden people of the province. Mahmood said that the previous PTI government introduced reforms. The previous chief minister Pervez Khattak had the sagacity how to run a coalition government and worked in reforms in education, health, police and other sectors and made appointments on merit. The present government would further streamline the governance system and we have the wherewithal to lead this province towards sustained economic growth.
He announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan will soon inaugurate the oil refinery in Karak. He said that road from Peshawar to DI Khan will be made dual-track. The project has already been approved, he said.
He assured of establishing a college, upgrading district headquarters hospital and trying to meet other demands made in the welcome address. The petroleum institute has already been approved and the feasibility of the 21 small dams in Karak have already been completed which would be constructed in the next five years. He also assured to start new schools in the rented buildings in Karak. He reminded the audience that he had already held meetings about gas and electricity related problems. “We have completed our homework and a countrywide crackdown against the power theft is around the corner,” Mahmood said.
He underlined the need for the Upgradation of transmission lines of PESCO.
Earlier, the chief minister met with the district administration, Karak Bar, Press Club, Insaf Students Federation (ISF), PTI district cabinet and local workers. He directed the commissioner to immediately make operational the tube-wells in order to provide potable water to the people. He also directed to complete staff and ensure efficient healthcare to the Karak Hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2018.
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