PESHAWAR: More than 20 lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over governance and administrative issues, according to sources.
Sources said the disgruntled members have raised concerns about deteriorating law and order in the province, alleging that the chief minister has been unable to assert authority over the bureaucracy. They claimed that several officials are reportedly more responsive to the federal government than the provincial leadership.
The lawmakers also complained that their repeated concerns had not been addressed, including issues related to uneven distribution of development funds and dissatisfaction over the expansion of the provincial cabinet.
According to sources, the dissatisfied members may soon convene a meeting to discuss their concerns and formulate a joint strategy.
However, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan rejected reports of internal divisions, calling them false, fabricated, and baseless.
He said all PTI members of the provincial assembly are united under the leadership of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and remain committed to party discipline. Shafi Jan added that those hoping for divisions within the party would be disappointed, stressing that the chief minister enjoys full confidence from the party’s founding leadership.