50 shades of ‘change’: Khan’s party set to make K-P an example among others

Asks for FC platoons to be brought back to secure provincial borders.

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) is on the course of change under the leadership of Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak.

According to a press statement issued from the PTI media cell late Saturday night, Khan urged party leaders to strengthen coordination with the K-P government to propagate PTI’s success at a national level. He said the process of change has started top-down as the K-P cabinet will be the first in the country’s history to bring expenses to a minimum.

“Unless political interference in police and other government departments is not stopped, PTI’s real goals cannot be achieved,” read the statement.

PTI will take the real strength of the party, the youth, forward to fulfil its agenda of change, said Khan at a meeting with PTI MNAs elected from K-P.

Appreciating the enthusiasm of its supporters in the general elections, Khan said although ‘change’ could not be brought about in Sindh and Punjab, alleging rigging, the party managed to succeed in K-P.

In the statement, the chairman termed PTI’s intra-party elections ‘a milestone in strengthening democracy in the country’ and said a committee was constituted to look into flaws and weaknesses exposed during elections in the party. A report will be submitted within a month.

A mechanism would be put in place to ensure no party leader or activist goes against party’s decisions. Khan promised the province’s economy will flourish as foreign investment will come knocking at their doors. He hinted an investment of $2 million will be made soon.

During the meeting with cabinet members, the K-P CM informed Khan a working committee was constituted in all government departments to improve their function.

After a meeting with the IGP and home secretary to discuss law and order, Khan asked the federal government to return the Frontier Constabulary platoons to the province so the border between tribal areas and the province could be efficiently secured.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2013.