ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan on Monday unveiled a 13-point charter for improved legislation and other development works in Khyber Pakhtunhwa (KP) while stopping the allocation of development funds to MPAs, challenging chief ministers of the other three provinces to follow suit. He said the development budget would be utilised through local government (LG) representatives.
He told a media conference here at the KP House that whistleblowers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would get 25 percent of the embezzled amount on its recovery besides legal protection following the passage of a Whistleblowers Protection and Vigilance Act from the provincial assembly. He announced the charter amid some reports of differences with KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak over disgruntled party lawmakers.
“Whoever points out corruption in any government department, will get 25 percent of the amount recovered from a corrupt person after investigations,” Imran maintained. He wants to strengthen the local government system in the province.
He said that no development funds would be given to any MPA in the province rather the development budget to the tune of Rs33 billion would directly go to the local government representatives in all the districts.
Imran Khan announced that a provincial finance commission was also being set up for allocation of the funds to the development projects and other places where they were needed the most.
PTI chairman noted that the discretionary powers of Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak regarding the development funds had also been abolished. He added that the provincial government was introducing some cogent amendments to KP Ehtesab Act and this would be even more strengthened than the previous one.
Imran said, “The provincial government is also passing a conflict of interest law to prevent the public office holders from doing business”. Galliyat Development Authority is being established to take care of all the tourist spots in the area while Chief Minister House and Speaker House in Nathiagali would also be opened for general public.
