LAHORE:Punjab Information Minister, Azma Bokhari, has said that the KP government's claim of launching 625 projects in 365 days is nothing but a joke. ‘A year has only 365 days, so how did the KP government manage to initiate 625 projects within a year?’ she questioned.
She remarked that a province struggling to fund its universities, to the extent of selling university lands, should not make false claims about launching 625 projects. ‘Gandapur’s so-called 625 projects will be as fictitious as the 'billion trees' initiative,’ she added.
Azma Bokhari further said that KP is excelling not in development but in lawlessness, terrorism, and corruption. She made these remarks in response to a statement by Barrister Saif. ‘We have not seen a single minister or the CM of KP inaugurating any new project throughout the entire year. The CM didn’t even show up at his office 685 times—did supernatural beings launch these projects?" she added.
She pointed out that in KP, government employees frequently protest for their salaries, while local representatives struggle for funds. The minister also criticised Gandapur, claiming that his priorities do not include the poor people of KP but rather ‘the prisoner in Adiala.’
‘Corruption is at its peak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and even the officials of the accountability committee are involved in it. The very committee that was supposed to ensure accountability is itself questionable, considering those who looted watches, rings, and the infamous 190 million scandal,’ she said.
Azma Bokhari further said that federal funds allocated for KP were being misused for political rallies, sit-ins, and internal distribution among party members. She demanded that the federal government conduct an audit of the funds provided to KP.