CM beats PDM govt with inflation stick

Laments Centre has denied Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa its Rs189 billion share of funds

PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has expressed serious concern over the rising inflation in the country coupled with non-provision of budgeted funds to the K-P province by the federal government, saying that the indifference has raised serious questions over the credibility and competency of the federal cabinet in running the federation.

In a statement issued from the chief minister secretariat, Khan deplored the undemocratic and immoral attitude of the federal government. He said that Rs189 billion funds of the K-P province have been withheld by the federal government to create financial instability in the province, which is an undemocratic approach towards achieving selfish political interests.

He clarified that the component parties of the PDM are jeopardizing national interest for their narrow political motives and have no policy to steer the country out of the prevailing economic crisis. Inflation has reached an all-time high level and basic commodities have gone beyond the reach of the ordinary people.

Khan maintained that the component parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) used inflation as an excuse to topple a democratically elected government under the “regime change conspiracy” and have caused inflation to double after coming into power.

This clearly indicates that the component parties of PDM were never sincere in their claims and do not have any interest in addressing the issues facing ordinary citizens. They only wanted to seize control of the country to abolish corruption cases against them and pave way for the entry of corrupt politicians into the political landscape of the country.

Moreover, they are serving alien interests to remain in power and plunder the nation’s wealth. To succeed in their nefarious designs, they have undermined the credibility of accountability institutions in the country. The chief minister claimed that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is the only political figure

who enjoys the uniform support of the masses from all over the country. Sweeping victory in the recent by-elections has proved that PTI is the only political party that represents the federation and that has the ability to represent Pakistan internationally and steer it out of the prevailing crisis.

The chief minister maintained that the political stature of Imran Khan is unparalleled, due to which the component parties of PDM are hesitant about going into general elections.

They can clearly witness their defeat because they have been exposed completely and are unacceptable to the general masses. Free and fair elections will prove to be the last nail in the coffin of the corrupt political union, he noted.

The chief minister observed that every legal, political and constitutional means would be adopted to achieve the rights of the province and rid the country of corrupt politicians.