PESHAWAR: Awami National Party central senior vice-president Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on Monday that his party was not interested in the governorship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the decision had been conveyed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

In a statement issued after meeting with the prime minister, he said that a debate was going on for some time about governorship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said that the constitutional appointment had become controversial due to unnecessary delay.

He thanked the prime minister for the invitation to join the federal cabinet, but said that ANP had already decided not to join the government.

Mr Hoti said that the country was facing severe economic crisis owing to flawed policies of the previous government. He added that the incumbent government was taking tough decisions out of compulsion. He said that such bitter decisions were necessary to protect the country’s economy. He said that necessary steps should be taken to alleviate hardships and problems of people.

The ANP leader said that bringing the economy back on track and alleviating the sufferings of the people were main issues the country was facing. He hoped that the government would pay full attention to address the fundamental problems.

Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2022