K-P chief minister blames media for Peshawar blasts

I feel embarrassed when I switch on the TV, says Khattak

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said on Monday that the blasts that had happened in Peshawar were the fault of the media.

In an interview with Express News, Khattak said "You are carrying out the blasts."

Asserting that the media was sensationalising the issues affecting K-P, he said that if people weren't questioning him, why was the media creating an issue.

"We are the representatives of the people and no one is questioning us," he said.

"When I switch on the television I feel embarrassed," he continued, saying that media was intent on only highlighting the negatives.

A day earlier, a blast in the Qissa Khawani area of Peshawar had claimed over 40 lives. Three powerful attacks in the city have claimed at least 150 lives in the past week.

On September 22, two suicide bombers attacked the All Saints Church compound and two days later a bus carrying government employees was bombed on the edge of Peshawar.