Nowshera: KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has launched a blistering critique against the PTI administration, accusing it of fostering corruption and leaving the province at the mercy of deteriorating security conditions. Addressing a Parents’ Day and Seeratun Nabi (PBUH) ceremony as the chief guest at Jamia Darul Huda in Hakimabad, Nowshera, the governor urged Chief Minister (CM) Sohail Afridi to divert his focus towards restoring law and order rather than engaging in political prioritisation. Kundi stated that the CM appeared far more occupied with meeting jailed former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and arranging his medical care than tackling the region's escalating security challenges.
Questioning the necessity of further visits to the former prime minister, Kundi noted that two meetings had already taken place and doctors had declared Imran Khan healthy. He emphasised that judicial processes had taken their course, leading to convictions and sentences that must now be served. He further remarked that whilst PTI workers had previously celebrated court decisions permitting visits, the legal landscape had shifted following the formal sentencing of those involved.
The governor also took aim at the PTI’s public assertions regarding healthcare reforms in the province. Challenging claims that KP's hospitals now meet the standards of healthcare facilities in the US and the UK, Kundi questioned why the provincial leadership was intent on sending Imran Khan abroad for medical treatment if the local infrastructure had achieved such high benchmarks.
Touching upon broader political decorum, Kundi acknowledged his longstanding political differences with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. However, he asserted that political rivalry did not justify the harsh language allegedly directed at the JUI-F leader by Imran Khan.
When asked by reporters whether he would consider taking charge of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Kundi stated he would willingly accept the role if the objective was to genuinely root out corruption from KP. He alleged that corruption remained rampant across various provincial departments whilst the public stayed largely silent, calling for urgent political accountability and governance reform.
