SWAT: Former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarian (PTIP) Mahmood Khan has announced plans to legally challenge the provincial government’s decision to terminate over 18 billion rupees worth of development projects approved during his tenure in Swat district.
Speaking from his residence in Matta, Mahmood Khan expressed disappointment over the local assembly members’ inaction as critical development projects are being scrapped. He warned that if Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur does not reinstate the halted projects and release necessary funds for Swat and the broader Malakand Division, he would initiate legal action.
Mahmood Khan detailed that all relevant project information has been compiled, legal counsel has been engaged, and a court application is being prepared.
He emphasized the breadth of the projects during his administration, which spanned education, health, communication, water supply, tourism, and more, noting that these initiatives had received funding but are now discontinued by the current government.
He also highlighted the cancellation of the Khyber Medical University Swat Campus project, which had progressed to the construction phase before being inexplicably stopped. Khan criticized the current Chief Minister for halting progress on projects that were not only crucial to his own hometown but vital for the development of the entire Malakand division.
Concluding his remarks, he reiterated his commitment to reversing these cancellations through the courts if the government fails to act, underscoring that these projects were meant for the public benefit, not personal gain.
