PESHAWAR - Qaumi Watan Party Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter Chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao has demanded judicial inquiry into the Dera Ismail Khan incident.
He was addressing a gathering at Sherpao village on Monday, wherein several political workers of various political parties joined the QWP.
Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao said that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government was failed to take action against the culprits and to provide justice to the bereaved family.
He said that the real facts about the incident have been hushed up, therefore, a judicial inquiry of the incident would bring the reality to the fore.
The KP chapter president said that the delimitation of the constituencies as per the census in 2017 is need of the hour and it would protect the rights of the smaller provinces.
He expressed concern on the deadlock over the issue as certain political parties have backed out of their commitment, which would deprive the smaller provinces of their representation in the National Assembly.
Sherpao regretted that the larger provinces had always attempted to damage the interests of the smaller provinces which caused a sense of deprivation among them. He said that the larger provinces should avoid creating problems for the smaller provinces. He said that the delay in holding the census and ignoring the reservations of the people over the census results have created hurdles in the delimitation. He said that if the census had been held within the time it would not have been let to the present grimed situation.
The QWP leader regretted that it would badly affect the share of the smaller provinces in the national finance commission (NFC) awards, services, and strength in the parliament. He said that this vital issue should not be politicized and consensus reached earlier over the delimitation issue should be honored in letter and spirits. Sikandar Khan Sherpao said that the QWP supports the scheduled election, adding that our party is the staunchest opponent of the snap and earlier elections as well.
He said that the Imran Khan’s demand for snap elections has no weight and the PTI’s abrupt volt face had provoked the public mandate. He demanded that the legislatures should be allowed to live their full lives.
Sikandar Sherpao said that the QWP privileged the rule of law and democratic process in the country.
He urged the federal government to stop hurting the sentiments of the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by limiting its development agenda only to Punjab.
The QWP leader further said that Pakhtuns had rendered sacrifices for the cause of Pakistan but they had not been given their rights rewards. He said that the only objective of the QWP was the welfare of Pakhtuns and it would struggle for their cause.
