ABBOTTABAD: The chief of Tehreek-i-Sooba Hazara (TSH), Baba Haider Zaman, has termed the resolution passed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for creation of Hazara province illegal and unconstitutional.
Addressing a press conference at his residence here on Sunday, he said that it was a face saving attempt by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. Article 239 (4) of Constitution clearly stated that two-third majority of total members was required for passing any resolution, he said. “In this particular move, only 34 members were present in the house,” he added.
Flanked Eng Sultan Khan Jadoon, Sultanul Arifeen and others, Mr Zaman said that Imran Khan’s team in the province in general and Hazara in particular had no credibility and most of them were known for changing loyalties. He said that they had used the slogan of Hazara province to misguide people and get votes.
He said that TSH would have been happy if they had moved the resolution for Hazara province sincerely. They tabled the resolution for creation of a separate province and at the same demanded change in the name of the province, which showed their duplicity, he alleged.
Mr Zaman said that PTI leadership seemed to be confused as it tabled two separate resolutions at the same time. He termed the move to defuse the objective of TSH and to get sympathies of people to get vote in the upcoming local bodies’ elections.
He claimed that they would fight for the creation of Hazara province until their demand was fulfilled.
He said that they would hold a ceremony on April 12 to pay tribute to the people, who sacrificed their lives for the cause four years ago.
Mr Zaman questioned the ‘change slogan’ of PTI, asking what the provincial government had done in education and health sectors and in providing justice to people during its tenure.
How change would occur with the same old faces, who had been in power for last five decades, he added.
Mr Zaman demanded presidential form of government in the country, saying parliamentary form of government failed in Pakistan. He said that elected representatives from Hazara tabled the resolution to save their skin.
