Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday said coalition government partners could resolve their issues and differences through dialogue. Talking to journalists at his residence ‘Kundi Model Farm’, he said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had reservations about the federal budget. However, a dialogue process was underway with the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) under the leadership of Senate Chairman Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani in that regard.
Governor Kundi expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Minister for Water Resources Musadik Masood Malik for allocating Rs 19 billion for the Chashma Lift Canal project in the budget. He said the project would be inaugurated by the end of year. “We are trying to make the lift canal 30 feet high,” he added.
He said that multiple development projects for Dera Ismail Khan were on the cards. Efforts were being made to establish an industrial zone in Dera Ismail Khan, besides an interchange on M-14 (Motorway) at Paniala and NADRA office, he added.
To a question, Kindi said the law and order was the main issue of Dera Ismail Khan, which was the responsibility of the provincial government after the 18th Constitutional Amendment. However, “we are trying our best to establish peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he added.
He said today, the people did not spend their evenings outside due to the deteriorating law and order situation. Security institutions, Customs’ officials and judges were being attacked in the province, he regretted.
