Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been accused of distributing the Ramadan relief package funds to its own party workers instead of the deserving poor. The provincial government had announced a relief package worth Rs. 10,000 per family, aiming to assist one million families across the province. For this purpose, the finance department released Rs. 10.20 billion.
However, reports have surfaced that the funds are being allocated to PTI workers rather than the intended beneficiaries. The selection process, which involved choosing 5,000 families from each provincial assembly constituency, was reportedly handled by local PTI leadership. The lists that have emerged show that a majority of the beneficiaries are affiliated with PTI, while deserving families have been completely ignored.
Even within the party, workers have raised concerns, alleging that only those close to Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) were included in the relief package, leaving poor workers and genuine needy families deprived. In a surprising twist, Grade 17 officers in Karak were also found to have benefited from the Rs. 10,000 aid.
This controversy has cast a shadow over PTI’s claims of establishing a “State of Madina” and delivering justice. The distribution of the Ramadan package has exposed the gap between the party’s slogans of “Clean and Transparent Governance” and its actions, leading to widespread criticism and disappointment among the public.
The provincial government has yet to respond to these allegations, but the incident has sparked a heated debate about transparency and fairness in the distribution of public funds.
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