SWABI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Monday said the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report which showed Punjab leading on the human development index was based on the time period between 2005 and 2013.
While addressing the inaugural ceremony of a motorway project in Swabi, Khattak said that the UNDP report’s finding is based on the time period between 2005 and 2013. He urged that people should do their readings carefully.
“A lot of reports have been published in the last five years during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s government which showed KP on top,” the provincial chief minister added.
Taking a hit at opponents, the KP chief minister said, “Our opponents question what PTI has done in the last five years. They will find out our achievements during the upcoming general elections.”
“We brought provincial institutions in order,” he added.
“Politicians come and give statements every day but they do not know how to fix the system. I pray that this mindset changes,” Khattak concluded.
On Sunday, a UNDP report titled ‘Pakistan National Human Development Report 2017: Unleashing the Potential of a Young Pakistan’, revealed that Punjab fares better than other provinces on the HDI (a composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living).
Among the provinces, Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir come under high medium human development, while Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fall under medium human development. On the other hand, very low human development was noted in Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan, while Gilgit Baltistan fell under low medium human development.
