CM promises 700 more power schemes if voted to power again

NOWSHERA/MARDAN: Announcing to build 700 more community-run power schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa if voted to power, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Thursday said that the opponents of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had launched propaganda against Imran Khan for his remarks about 300 dams.

Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the Nowshera Bar here on Thursday, he said that PTI-led government had set up 356 small dams and community-run hydel power stations to provide electricity to the villages that remained deprived of electricity.

Besides catering to the local needs, these small schemes produced 74 megawatts surplus electricity, he said.

The surplus should have been added to the national grid, he said, adding, but the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) purchased 20 megawatts and had been using delaying tactics in the purchase of the remaining 54 megawatts.

“Both the country and province would benefit if the federal government showed seriousness in purchasing the electricity,” he said.

Pervez Khattak also announced construction of 700 more community-run power schemes when the party comes into power after the next general election.

He said the electricity generated from these micro-hydel stations would be provided to the consumer at Rs2 per unit.

The chief minister said that PTI had prepared a plan for laying its own electricity transmission lines to end the province’s dependence on the federal government.

He said the PTI next government would put an end to the power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and would ensure uninterrupted power supply to industries.

Pervez Khattak said that his government had developed a policy for creating jobs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and had announced attractive packages for investors and industrialists.

Mohammad Riaz Mayar adds: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak Thursday said that education was the only way to compete in the world.

“The British had left two system of education, English for rich people and Urdu for poor people. However, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finished this gap,” he claimed while addressing a public meeting at Jhamra village in Takhatbhai tehsil after laying the foundation stone of the new building of Girls’ Cadet College Mardan.

Provincial Education Minister Mohammad Atif Khan, Member National Assembly (MNA) Ali Mohammad Khan, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Iftikhar Ali Mashwani also addressed the public gathering. Principal of the college Brigadier (R) Javed Sarwar presented the annual report highlighting the significant achievements of the institute.

He added that Girls Cadet College Mardan was established last year at a temporary campus. He added that today the chief minister laid the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art campus covering an area of approximately 33 acres.

He added that the cadets belonged to different parts of the country. “In a short span of time, the college has gained a lot of attention from the international media as well,” he added.

Javed Sarwar added that Pakistanis living abroad had shown interest to send their daughters to the Girls Cadet College Mardan. Pervez Khattak added that it is the first girl’s cadet college in Asia.

He added that PTI-led provincial government had brought about change in education, health and police.

He added that PTI introduced reforms in all the departments of the province. Pervez Khattak added that PTI would win the upcoming election with majority in the province because the people of the province were satisfied with the performance of the PTI government. Earlier, the chief minister laid the foundation stone of the new building of the college.