Sherpao concerned over law & order

Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and said the incidents of targeted killings and extortion had recorded an alarming increase.

He asked the provincial government to stop playing politics on the flood victims and coordinate efforts to provide relief to the flood-stricken people.

He said that it would take years to repair the damage caused by the unprecedented floods. Sherpao added that a particular political party and its leadership were doing a disservice to the affected people by playing politics on the issue of floods.

According to a press release, he was speaking at a meeting of party office-bearers and workers from PK-56 in Charsadda. Rejecting former prime minister Imran Khan’s demand for snap polls, the QWP leader said the elections would take place on its stipulated time.

Aftab Sherpao said the prime minister would appoint the next army chief as per the constitution therefore Imran Khan should avoid making controversial statements.

“Imran Khan is making the appointment of the army chief controversial,” he said, adding that his conduct was unbecoming of a politician.

However, he said the former prime minister would not be allowed to create anarchy in the country for his vested interests, adding that the country had been submerged by the floods therefore this was not the opportune time for politicizing every issue.

Aftab Sherpao said all the political parties should join hands and help the government mitigate the sufferings of the flood-hit people.

He expressed grief over the loss of precious lives during the floods and said the entire nation should stand united to face this situation.

“The nation cannot afford the politics of agitation and confrontation at this critical juncture,” he remarked, adding that the floods destruction had set the country back and it would take years to rehabilitate the affected people.

He demanded the provincial government to rebuild the flood-damaged Munda Headworks to ensure the supply of water for the sugarcane and other crops.

The QWP leader said that the farmers would suffer financially if the headworks was not restored.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 26^th, 2022.