Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said that the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment was a direct attack on provincial autonomy therefore KP government and PTI will resist any move that undermines the rights of the provinces, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. .
Talking to media at Parliament House Islamabad, CM Afridi said he had arrived in Islamabad to attend a parliamentary party meeting, adding that he would raise his voice within Parliament for his right to meet the PTI founder.
“I approached the High Court for permission to meet the PTI founder, but the court’s orders were not implemented,” Afridi said. “I am pursuing the democratic path as meeting my leader is my constitutional right.”
The KP chief minister announced that PTI lawmakers will move a resolution in Parliament over the denial of his meeting request. CM Afridi said he is expected to meet the PTI founder tomorrow.
He reiterated his commitment to democracy, saying, “We will foil every attempt to weaken democratic institutions. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is the guardian of the Constitution and democracy.”
Highlighting financial disparities, Sohail Afridi said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s share in the NFC Award stands at 19.4 percent, and under the 18th Amendment, provincial autonomy must be protected.
Afridi reaffirmed that there will be no compromise on provincial autonomy and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will stand firm to protect its constitutional rights.