{
  "id": 17384645,
  "title": "‘Very little, if anything, has been done for KP’: PM Shehbaz rails against PTI’s governance in province",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/very-little-if-anything-has-been-done-for-kp-pm-shehbaz-rails-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041178/very-little-if-anything-has-been-done-for-kp-pm-shehbaz-rails-against-ptis-governance-in-province"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during a meeting of the PML-N's parliamentary party in Islamabad. He questioned whether the funds allocated to the dysfunctional provincial government had been spent transparently for the welfare of the people. The government imposed governor's rule and emergency in KP on October 11, citing the \"deliberate disengagement\" of the provincial government from the fight against terrorism. The opposition, including Fazl, criticized the move.\n\nShehbaz highlighted the numerous promises made by the PTI, such as building dams, generating solar power, establishing hospitals, universities and schools, but questioned the fulfillment of these pledges. He also inquired about the actual benefits provided to the people and the extent of corruption in the process. The prime minister asserted that the majority of people in KP were of the opinion that the PTI government had done very little to address their basic needs.\n\nShehbaz claimed that terrorist activities in the province had been significantly reduced by 2017-18 and praised Nawaz Sharif's policies to combat terrorism. However, he criticized the PTI for engaging in long marches and protests during the past two and a half years. He also pointed out that thousands of civilians and security personnel had been martyred, and the PTI was offered an opportunity to join the federal government to combat terrorism. The prime minister further criticized the PTI-led KP government for failing to initiate Safe City projects and spend on strengthening the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD). Despite allocating hundreds of billions to combat terrorism, the prime minister emphasized that the situation could have been better if the promised funds had been utilized effectively.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday criticised PTI’s governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, questioning whether the funds available to the now dysfunctional provincial government had been used transparently for the welfare and betterment of the people of the province. His remarks came during a meeting of the PML-N’s parliamentary party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, held in Islamabad. The Centre imposed…",
  "key_points": [
    "PM Shehbaz Sharif criticizes PTI-led KP government's governance.",
    "Hundreds of billions allocated to combat terrorism, but effectiveness questioned.",
    "Promises of dams, solar power, hospitals unfulfilled according to Shehbaz."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}