PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has rejected the resignation submitted by the focal person for mega projects Shaukat Yousafzai.

According to a press release issued here on Friday, the chief minister took the decision during a meeting with MPA Yousafzai at CM Secretariat. During the meeting, Mr Yousafzai apprised the chief minister about the reasons behind tendering his resignation.

However, Mr Khattak rejected his resignation and directed him to continue the job with dedication and hard work.

It merits a mention here that Shaukat Yousafzai had tendered resignation from his post as focal person for mega projects on grounds of his personal engagements.

Published in Dawn January 21st, 2017

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