Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that serious incidents of terrorism are taking place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but the KP Chief Minister’s attention remains focused on political activities instead of law and order. She said it was highly regrettable that no provincial government official attended the funeral prayers of the victims of the terrorist incident in Kohat.
Azma Bokhari said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was far away, which might be why news from there sometimes arrived late, but terrorist incidents were taking place in plain sight. She said the Chief Minister should focus on maintaining law and order and strengthen institutions such as the Counter Terrorism Department. The Punjab Information Minister said that “Afridi Sahib” was travelling across Pakistan, but his performance remained zero. She said that when NAB identified billions of rupees in financial irregularities, everyone fell silent. She said the entire focus appeared to be on securing the release of a major corruption accused. “If an accused is to be released, the courts should be approached,” she added.
Azma Bokhari said that a political party had always pursued politics of disorder and was once again attempting to create chaos in the country. She questioned whether preparations to march on the capital could genuinely be described as preparations for peaceful protest.
