QWP leader accuses Centre of depriving KP of its due rights

KARAK: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial head Sikandar Sherpao has said the federal government is unwilling to give the constitutional rights to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Addressing a gathering of party workers at Bahadurkhel, Sikandar Sherpao said the provincial government was least bothered to safeguard the rights of the province. He said though Karak was rich in natural resources, its residents were still deprived of the basic amenities of life. The QWP leader said the provincial government did not make any effort to secure the arrears of the net hydel profit and oil and gas royalty from the federal government. Sikandar Sherpao said the government was hiding its incompetence by hinting to reverse the 18th constitutional amendment. He said nobody would be allowed to roll back the landmark legislation.

He said the move would deepen the sense of deprivation among the smaller provinces and undermine the federation.

He added the government was yet to honour the pledges with the residents of the merged districts. “The flawed policies of the government have added to the woes of the common people, who are now fed up with the rulers,” he remarked.

He said the backbreaking inflation had eroded the purchasing power of the poor people. Sikandar Sherpao said the rulers had mortgaged the sovereignty of the country with the International Monetary Fund.