Sherpao stresses steps to revive economy

CHARSADDA: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Monday said that the country was facing three major challenges, including political instability, poor law and order and skyrocketing inflation.

Addressing a public meeting in Shabqadar tehsil in Charsasadda district, he said the next elected government would have to take solid steps to revive the economy and provide relief to the people in the face of backbreaking inflation.

He said the next government would also have to work to ensure political stability, which was required for a stable economy. The QWP chief said economic stability was linked to political stability. “The government would have to find out-of-box solutions to provide relief to the people,” he said, adding that the skyrocketing inflation had made life miserable for the poor.

Aftab Sherpao said at present, the government was compelled to follow the diktats of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He said that the people would lose hope and become disillusioned with the political system if they were not provided relief.

Shedding light on the problems facing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he said that the province generated surplus electricity and gas, but even then its residents were facing the shortage of the two commodities.

The QWP chief said KP was rich in natural resources but there was a dire need to take advantage of them for the benefit of the people. He said the people should exercise their right to vote with great care and think about the country and their future.