Peshawar: Complaints have surfaced among PTI leaders over the expansion of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet.
According to private TV channel, former KP governor and PTI leader Shah Farman said he congratulates the new cabinet members.
He said that as a member of the party’s internal accountability committee, no one consulted him regarding the cabinet, nor did he suggest including anyone in it.
On the other hand, former PTI provincial minister Nek Muhammad said that new people were not included in the cabinet on merit. He added that Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is not even willing to answer their calls, and they do not call to ask for ministries.
Seven suspects, including police officials and transgender individuals involved in honey-trapping and blackmailing citizens, arrested.
Nek Muhammad further said that brothers of MNAs were included in the cabinet, while no one from South or North Waziristan was included. He also said Bannu has no representation in the cabinet.
It is worth mentioning that the provincial government has inducted 6 new ministers, 4 advisers, and 8 special assistants into the provincial cabinet. Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has also administered the oath to the new cabinet members.
The present move has sparked concerns within PTI circles over political representation and internal consultation, with several party leaders expressing concerns over the selection process and alleging that certain regions and senior figures were overlooked in the latest appointments
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