PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the construction of Kalabagh dam won’t be acceptable to Pakhtuns at any cost.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, he criticised the PML-N government for raising the issue for political reasons.

He said the federal government was indulging in controversial issues like Kalabagh dam to divert public attention as it had failed to deliver any goods and people were fed up with its poor performance.

Mr Sherpao said the assemblies of three provinces had already passed resolutions against the controversial project, therefore, sticking to such an issue would be harmful for the federation.

He said that Kalabagh dam had become a dead horse.

He regretted that the government had ignored the Munda dam project which was essential for the socio-economic development. He said negligible funds had been earmarked in PSDP for the Munda dam which showed the government wasn’t interested in the project. — Bureau Report

Published in Dawn, October 5th, 2015

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