PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-N provincial president Pir Sabir Shah on Sunday claimed that workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf were parting ways with the party as its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had failed to bring about the promised change in people’s lives.

Talking to delegations of PML-N workers here, Mr Shah said the provincial government had no authority to take any effective step for people’s welfare as all the decisions were imposed on it from Bani Gala, Islamabad.

“We didn’t see any change in the province during the tenure of the incumbent government, rather the incidents of extortion, targeted killings and kidnapping for ransom have further increased,” the PML-N leader said, wondering as to why the PTI chief Imran Khan was praising the KP police almost on daily basis.

The poor people, he said had been left at the mercy of criminals, corrupt elements and the government had nothing to do with public interests. Every citizen, he said was feeling insecurity and crying for protection but no one was ready to mitigate their misery.

Mr Shah suggested that PTI leaders should avoid using derogatory language against their political opponents and allow its provincial government to work for masses’ welfare. He said people of the province had now changed opinion and they would no longer support PTI, saying that it was PML-N that always focused on resolution of public issues.

The PML-N, Sabir Shah claimed was gaining popularity and would be able to win future elections with a thumping majority in all the provinces.

Published in Dawn, November 30th, 2015

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