ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province ruled by Imran Khan’s PTI party have decided to move the apex court against the federal government of Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N party, seeking the province’s due share in different sectors including water, electricity and gas.
A senior law officer of KP says three petitions will be filed before the Supreme Court of Pakistan next week to raise the province’s monetary claims.
According to him, the provincial government will acquire the services of a private counsel to pursue these matters before the Supreme Court. The counsel will be engaged within a few days and then he will move petitions on behalf of the provincial government.
Imran Khan has alleged that the KP is not being given any royalty over the electricity, water and gas it gives to other provinces. He stated that the federation is trying to fail the KP government, adding that they will take the matter to the Supreme Court.
The PTI chief also alleged that the federal government is not cooperating with the provincial government on the issue of internally displaced persons. He also said that the provincial government is bearing the burden of 3 million displaced persons but the federation is not cooperating at all.
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