PESHAWAR: Representatives of various political parties from Chitral on Monday warned the government of severe protest over the delay in the completion of the Lowari Tunnel Project.
Speaking at a news conference here at the press club, former MNA and leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Abdul Akbar Chitrali and Pakistan Muslim League-Q MPA Ghulam Mohammad said it would be deemed treason to the people of Chitral if company engaged in construction of Lowari Tunnel was forced to leave Chitral.
Mohibullah Advocate, Asmatullah, Azam Khan and several former councilors were also present on the occasion. Terming allocation of rupees one billion for Lowari Tunnel Project as a joke and drama, the JI leader said the government should have paid proper attention towards this important project of Chitral. The JI leader said the government should have allocated at least Rs5 billion for the purpose, saying rulers under a preplanned conspiracy were forcing the Sambo Company to quit construction work of the Lowari Tunnel. He feared such a decision by the government might lead to a law and order situation for which the government and chairman of the National Highway Authority would be held responsible.
The PML-Q MPA Ghulam Mohammad said the people of Chitral were united on this issue and were ready to render any sacrifice for this vital project. The lawmaker said the government was living in fool’s paradise if it thought that peaceful people of Chitral would demonstrate any weakness and would ignore this injustice. He said the people of Chitral would launch a protest movement and stage a sit-in outside the Parliament House and even launch civil disobedience movement if their demands were not met by July 1. He said Tanzeem Tahufuz Haqooq Chitral would hold it’s meeting on July 4 wherein the people belonging to various walks of life turn up and to draw a future line of action.
Speaking at a news conference here at the press club, former MNA and leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Abdul Akbar Chitrali and Pakistan Muslim League-Q MPA Ghulam Mohammad said it would be deemed treason to the people of Chitral if company engaged in construction of Lowari Tunnel was forced to leave Chitral.
Mohibullah Advocate, Asmatullah, Azam Khan and several former councilors were also present on the occasion. Terming allocation of rupees one billion for Lowari Tunnel Project as a joke and drama, the JI leader said the government should have paid proper attention towards this important project of Chitral. The JI leader said the government should have allocated at least Rs5 billion for the purpose, saying rulers under a preplanned conspiracy were forcing the Sambo Company to quit construction work of the Lowari Tunnel. He feared such a decision by the government might lead to a law and order situation for which the government and chairman of the National Highway Authority would be held responsible.
The PML-Q MPA Ghulam Mohammad said the people of Chitral were united on this issue and were ready to render any sacrifice for this vital project. The lawmaker said the government was living in fool’s paradise if it thought that peaceful people of Chitral would demonstrate any weakness and would ignore this injustice. He said the people of Chitral would launch a protest movement and stage a sit-in outside the Parliament House and even launch civil disobedience movement if their demands were not met by July 1. He said Tanzeem Tahufuz Haqooq Chitral would hold it’s meeting on July 4 wherein the people belonging to various walks of life turn up and to draw a future line of action.