No change brought by PTI in KP: Hoti

Ghulam Mursalin Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT: Instead of brining any change in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as promised during its tenure which is near to an end the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf led government  has compelled Pakhtuns to stage sit ins outside the residence of PTI chief Imran Khan in Islamabad for acceptance of their genuine demands and redressal of problems.

This was stated by Awami National Party provincial president and former chief minister Ameer Haider Hoti while speaking at a big public meeting in Naurang town on Sunday. Other speakers included Senator Baz Muhammad Khan, former MPA Yasmeen Zia and ANP district president advocate Sadruddin Marwat.

Mr Hoti wore a red cap to former candidate of district council Hayatullah Kakkakhel who along with relatives and supporters announced joining the party. He said that provincial rulers should tell the people what kind of change they brought on the soil of Pakhtuns during the last over four and half years.

“The only change the residents of militancy hit province witnessed is to go to Islamabad and hold protest demonstrations outside the residence of Imran Khan in Banigala”, he maintained, adding that the so called champion of change is not concerned about problems faced by Pakhtuns especially the residents of southern districts.

He said the PTI chief used the soil of Pakhtuns as experiment place as he wanted to deceive the masses in Punjab in coming polls like he did in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013 general elections on false promises and so called slogans of change. He held PTI led government responsible for increase in deprivations of Pakhtuns and said that the party having the false slogan of naya Pakistan (new Pakistan) could not win election in Punjab.

He also criticized PTI leadership for criminal silence over rape and murder incidents of women and children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said that Imran raised voice against happening of such incidents in Punjab but he and his party leaders did not bother to condemn the murder and rape incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and console the affected families.

He also criticised chief minister Parvez Khattak for not visiting the house of slain female medical student Asma Rani and his government’s failure to arrest the prime suspect in the murder case. The ANP chief said that besides spreading a net of uplift schemes across the province his party defeated terrorism and maintained peace by rendering great sacrifices.  He said that ANP would set up full-fledged varsities in Lakki Marwat, Tank and Hangu districts if came to power as a result of coming elections.

He also announced that he would soon visit Lakki frontier tribal region and other southern districts to address public gatherings and workers conventions so as to uncover the real face of present government before masses.

Later he went to residence of slain medical student Asma Rani in Naurang town and offered fateha for her departed soul. He condemned the murder incident and expressed sympathies with Ghulam Dastagir, father of killed student and members of bereaved family.