PESHAWAR
\nThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) August 5 agitation call fell flat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with public turnout remaining dismal and political analysts calling it a failure.
\nSpeaking to APP, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nowshera President Hamza Khan said the protest of PTI was a \u201cmiserable failure,\u201d highlighting that people distanced themselves from aimless rallies led by Chief Minister KP.
\n\u201cThe failed agitation has unnerved the PTI leadership, who are now trying to pacify workers with hollow slogans,\u201d Hamza Khan remarked.
\nHe criticized the PTI for prioritizing political theatrics over pressing issues like terrorism, which continues to claim the lives of innocent civilians in the province.
\nHamza Khan further said the protest, held on August 5\u2014a date symbolic of resistance against India\u2019s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir\u2014sent a politically insensitive message. \u201cPTI should have used the occasion to show unity, not division,\u201d he added.
\nLeader of the Opposition in the KP Assembly, Dr. Ebad Khan, echoed similar sentiments, calling the protest a \u201ccomplete flop.\u201d He said the KP Chief Minister abandoned his workers in scorching heat, further demoralizing party supporters.
\nHe alleged that the agitation was a tactical move by the PTI founder to mount pressure on state institutions for personal relief while in custody at Adiala Jail.
\n\u201cThe courts are free and functional,\u201d Dr. Ebad said. \u201cIf three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and now Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz can appear before courts, then why not the PTI founder?\u201d
\nHamza Khan also pointed to PTI\u2019s disappointing performance during its over-a-decade-long rule in KP. He cited unfulfilled promises such as the creation of 10 million jobs and the construction of 5 million housing units, along with recent administrative failures, including the tragic drowning of 18 tourists in River Swat.
\nHe criticized the party\u2019s handling of development projects like the incomplete Arbab Niaz Stadium, stalled Metrobus commercial plazas, and declining standards in health and education services.
\n\u201cInstead of addressing real issues of masses, PTI is attempting to drag the public with street protests to achieve its political objectives,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) August 5 agitation call fell flat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with public turnout remaining dismal and political analysts calling it a failure. Speaking to APP, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nowshera President Hamza Khan said the protest of PTI was a \u201cmiserable failure,\u201d highlighting that people distanced themselves from aimless rallies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n