Chief Minister visits Swat, inaugurated Police Command and Control Center, distributes Grant in Aid Cheques to different bar associations
Chitral Times Report
SWAT: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Wednesday paid a short visit to district Swat and inaugurated newly established Police Command and Control Center at District Police Office. He also handed over cheques of Grant in Aid to different bar associations including Peshawar High Court Bar Association Mingora bench at Commissioner Malakand Office. The chief minister gave Rs 5 million cheque to each Tehsil Bar Association Matta, Bahrain, Khawazakhela and Kabal. He gave cheque of Rs 10 million to District Bar Association Swat and Rs 20 million to Peshawar High Court Bar Association Mingora bench.
The chief minister was given a detailed briefing about various aspects of newly established Police Command and Control Center and it was told that all the matters of police stations in Swat were being digitalised adding that police access service, token automation system, police stations record management system, media monitoring system, hotel watch, E-ticketing, women safety app and CDR system had been established in the command and control center.
Later Talking to the media, the chief minister has said that selected government formed under external conspiracy, can form committees and file cases against him as many as it wants; we will not step back from our democratic right. “Being an elected chief minister of the province, it was my responsibility to protect our people; we are democratic people and abide by the constitution”, he said and added that PTI workers were our force and they will again participate in the independence march with the same zeal and zest on the call of their leader. He said that imported government inflicted the worst violence on the participants of our peaceful march adding that free movement was the constitutional right of every citizen and in this regard the decision to go to the Supreme Court against the imported government will be taken in the meeting of the provincial cabinet today (Thursday).
Responding to a question, Mahmood Khan regretted that an alleged criminal and killer was heading the committee formed against him adding that imported home minister was also a main role in the model town incident. Responding to another question the chief minister said that imported government had lodged three different cases against him and made it clear that imported government should do whatever it wants, we will continue our struggle for the real independence and prosperity of the nation. In respond to a question regarding current economic situation, the chief minister said that incompetent rulers at center had no policy to stabilize the national economy because they had come into power only to protect their wealth obtained through money laundering and other illegal means.
He made it clear that the provincial government had provided Rs. 640 million for the supply of gas to different areas of swat however this fund would be spent when incumbent imported government will end. He said that Amir Maqam was trying to join PTI but the PTI workers were not ready to accept him in the party because there was no space in the party for the people like Amir Maqam. He said that the Swat would be governed only by its people. Responding to a question regarding drinking water issue in the Mingora city Mahmood Khan said a mega project was going to be initiated to address this long standing issue of Mingora city adding that tender of this project has also been floated and physical work on the project would be started by the end of June this year.