Opposition party leaders \u201cfalter\u201d when speaking about banned militant group: Tarar
\n Islamabad
\nFederal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday termed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a \u201cpolitical wing\u201d of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, saying that the party avoids condemning the banned militant outfit.
\nAddressing a presser in Islamabad alongside Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Zahid Khan, Tarar lambasted the PTI over its stance on the banned TTP, saying that the Imran Khan-founded party leaders \u201cfalter when speaking\u201d about the outlawed group and show \u201cleniency towards terrorists\u201d.
\nHis remarks came a day after the PTI denied claims of \u201cnon-cooperation\u201d in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the issue of terrorism.
\nTarar said terrorism had been effectively eliminated from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, adding that the province had since suffered due to \u201cpoor governance.\u201d He criticised PTI\u2019s 12-year rule in the province, stating that governance had deteriorated significantly.
\nThe information minister also took a jibe at what he termed \u201cfalse claims,\u201d referring to a PTI leader\u2019s assertion of having built Lady Reading Hospital, which he dismissed as misleading.
\nTarar also drew the development comparison in KP and other provinces, saying that Punjab\u2019s progress was \u201cvisible\u201d to all, while development projects are also underway in Sindh and Balochistan. In contrast, he said KP \u201clagged behind\u201d in development.
\nHe was of the view that the health and education sectors in the province governed by the PTI are \u201cin a state of decline due to negligence\u201d by the provincial government.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, Khan said he had never seen a chief minister personally running a political movement, adding that movements are traditionally launched by political parties, not individuals.
\nHe said that former chief minister Pervez Khattak had previously \u201cled attacks\u201d on Islamabad, followed by Ali Amin Gandapur, and claimed that another PTI leader had now adopted the same approach.
\nEarlier on Thursday, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said that terrorism must be uprooted at all costs and added that the party has always termed it as a scourge that must be eradicated.
\n\u201cClaims that PTI is not cooperating in KP is inappropriate and is contrary to reality […] it is a lie,\u201d Barrister Gohar said while talking to the media alongside party leaders Salman Akram Raja and Asad Qaiser.
\n\u201cTerrorists have no religion or [political] party,\u201d the PTI chief stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Opposition party leaders \u201cfalter\u201d when speaking about banned militant group: Tarar Islamabad Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday termed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a \u201cpolitical wing\u201d of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, saying that the party avoids condemning the banned militant outfit. Addressing a presser in Islamabad alongside Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Zahid Khan, Tarar lambasted […]<\/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":{"0":"post-524655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n