Qaum Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that since 2002 the successive governments have not matched expectations of Pakhtuns and have created a sense of deprivation among the masses. Worsening of law and order situation, increase in prices of commodities and lack of education and health facilities in the province has added to it.
QWP chief expressed these views while addressing public gathering in connection with 41st death anniversary of former KP governor and brave Pakhtun leader Shaheed Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao at village Sherpao in Charsadda on Sunday.
He said these governments did not address genuine problems of KP people despite the mandate given by the masses to bring social, economic, educational and developmental change in their lives. “Their incompetence and lack of interest to help resolve basic problems is the main cause of today’s uncertainty and unrest among the people,” he mentioned.
He maintained Pakhtun population had have been badly affected due to War on Terror and the federal government should take Pakhtun leadership in confidence before formulating policies for the entire Pakhtun belt.
“The deprivation of the Pakthun’s should be addressed as peace, prosperity and development in the country is now stapled with a stable and prosperous KP and FATA,” he expressed.
Talking about CPEC, Aftab Sherpao said transparency should be guaranteed in the allocation of resources and due share of each nationality in the federation be safeguarded so as to bring the country on the track of prosperity and development.
Commenting on law and order situation, QWP chief said after sad incident of Army Public School all political parties agreed on one-point agenda against terrorism and thus National Action Plan (NAP) was formed but it was not implemented in its true spirit. He added federal government should review its policy regarding NAP and devise strategy to curb terrorism once and for all.