PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday said he had raised the issue of suspending supply to CNG with the federal government and alleged the federal government for treating the province unfairly.

Talking to media persons during a visit to the Angels Home Welfare Organisation in the provincial capital, Mr Kundi said that Peshawar High Court had ordered not to close CNG stations but the provincial government had failed to implement the decision.

Mr Kundi termed ban on movement of wheat a serious issue and said that KP residents should not be punished for voting for PTI. He urged the federal government to sit with KP authorities to resolve wheat and gas supply issues.

The governor stressed the need for collective efforts to support special persons and welfare institutions. During his visit, the governor was informed that around 1.7 million special persons lived in KP with insufficient facilities.

“Humanitarian service should rise above politics,” he said, emphasising the need to increase the job quota for differently-abled persons from two per cent to five per cent.

Also, Mr Kundi also held a meeting with Leader of the Opposition in Provincial Assembly Dr Ibadullah at the Governor’s House where they discussed the deteriorating law and order situation, suspension of gas and wheat issues.

They termed the worsening law and order situation in the province, the provincial government’s incompetence, criminal negligence and against the interests of the province and its people.

They expressed concern over the closure of CNG stations in the province besides increase in flour prices in the province following restrictions on wheat supply from Punjab.

Meanwhile, the governor paid rich tribute to the martyrs of KP police and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the welfare and support of their families. He said this during a ceremony titled ‘Tribute to our valiant police martyrs’ at the Governor’s House.

Mr Kundi said the entire nation was proud of the sacrifices paid by KP police in the war against terrorism and that the KP police had remained on the frontlines in the long and difficult war against.

He said that attempts were being made to destabilise the country through militants but such malicious acts could never weaken the resolve of the nation and security institutions.

The governor said the armed forces, under the leadership of Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, gave a befitting response to the enemy a year ago and that KP police, security forces and the entire nation stood united against terrorism.

He said the government would continue taking all possible measures for the welfare and well-being of the families of martyrs.

Published in Dawn, May 16th, 2026