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A committee consisting of three members was established by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday to oversee corruption and governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the province in which the party formed the government following the general elections in February 2024, according to Geo News.
PTI legislator and KP Information Advisor Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif stated to Geo News that PTI founder Imran Khan has given the committee instructions. In addition to stating that action would be taken against an official if allegations were proven against him, Saif stated the committee would look into the claims made against ministers and administrative secretaries, recalling that provincial minister Shakeel Khan had protested to former prime minister Khan in jail a few days prior regarding theft in several KP departments, prompting Khan to decide to form the committee. Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif further stated that the PTI founder had nominated former KP governor Shah Farman, former prime ministerial advisor on accountability Musaddiq Abbasi, and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Qazi Anwar as members of the body, Saif said, adding that they would monitor the performance of the provincial government. Khan, who is behind bars, will get the monitoring body's report, he said. In a different statement, Saif said that the criticism of the KP administration by the federal ministers was an attempt to hide the "reality" at the centre. Because of the PTI's outstanding 11-year performance, he claimed, all political parties were expelled from the province. In addition, the PTI leader asked the federal ministers to respond to his demands on the exorbitant contracts with the independent power plants (IPPs), reported Geo News. The PTI founder had nominated former KP governor Shah Farman, former prime ministerial advisor on accountability Musaddiq Abbasi, and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Qazi Anwar as members of the body, Saif said, adding that they would monitor the performance of the provincial government. Khan, who is behind bars, will get the monitoring body's report, he said. In a different statement, Saif said that the criticism of the KP administration by the federal ministers was an attempt to hide the "reality" at the centre. Because of the PTI's outstanding 11-year performance, he claimed, all political parties were expelled from the province. In addition, the PTI leader asked the federal ministers to respond to his demands on the exorbitant contracts with the independent power plants (IPPs). "The fake government is robbing people through the expensive agreements with the IPPs. Loadshedding and [inflated] electricity bills have made the people's life hell," he said rebuking the centre. (ANI)
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