CM invites tourists to Swat’s winter charm
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has reiterated his commitment not to compromise on law and order and made it clear that writ of the government will be established in Swat and across province.
He said that Swat was completely safe and under the control of the government and tourists should come here freely.
Addressing local residents and media-persons at Gabin Jabba during his visit to his hometown Swat on Friday, Khan said that peace has been hard earned after a long struggle and countless sacrifices by security personnel and local population.
He made it clear that no one will be allowed to sabotage this peace or to politicize the law and order issue under any circumstances.
The chief minister observed that his government was being criticized on the issue of Swat without any reason, but neither he, nor the provincial government will compromise on the peace and security in the region.
The chief minister said that maintaining peace and harmony across the province has been the top most priority of his government since day one and there is no compromise on it. Touching upon the self-centered policies of the federal government,
the chief minister said that multiple issues had surfaced ever since the Shehbaz govt came into power which has been involved in ‘immoral politics’ at the cost of national interests.
“These people don’t have any concern for the country and the nation, they have come into power through conspiracies with the only aim to protect their wealth obtained by loot and plunder in the past,” he said.
The chief minister said that the ‘imported government’ has also withheld the due share of K-P in the budget, which is proof of the step-motherly treatment meted out to the province and gruesome politics of the federal government.
However, the chief minister said that despite this, PTI and the provincial government will not compromise on peace and development in the province.
Highlighting the development initiatives taken by his government during the last four years, the chief minister said that the provincial government has completed several development schemes across the province, strengthened communication networks, established education institutions and brought in huge investment by boosting tourism and industrial activities in the province.
He clarified that as long as Imran Khan was in power, everything was going well, but when PDM came into government, problems started to arise and the law and order situation deteriorated rapidly.
The chief minister said that PTI government in the center was deposed after Imran’s unequivocal ‘absolutely not’ remark, adding that the regime changers only wanted politicians with ‘absolutely yes’ attitude who now rule at the centre in the form of an imported cabinet and are not working for national interest. The chief minister also announced the holding of winter tourism in the Swat Valley and invited tourists from all over Pakistan to come here and enjoy the scenic sites of K-P.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 22nd, 2022.