PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mohammad Sohail Afridi on Sunday said his government would not become part of any “failed” policy, stressing that lasting peace in the province’s tribal districts requires decisions made in consultation with local elders and the provincial government.
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Addressing a jirga of parliamentarians and tribal elders from Bajaur district at the Chief Minister’s House, Afridi said peace had been restored in 2018, but recent attempts to make decisions behind closed doors threatened to destabilise the area. Participants discussed law and order, development projects, and strategies to normalise governance in merged districts.
Afridi assured the jirga that development funds for Bajaur would be prioritised. He noted that federal allocations under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP) had been insufficient, prompting him to redirect provincial funds if necessary. The chief minister also announced an increase in compensation for partially damaged homes from Rs0.16 million to Rs0.5 million following recent operations.
In a separate jirga with members from Kurram and Khyber districts, Afridi addressed grievances related to military operations and sectarian tensions, pledging support for displaced residents. He ordered the registration of families displaced by law and order issues within a week and committed to personally visiting Kurram to assess their situation.
Afridi also spoke at a PTI-led street movement in Mansehra, highlighting the mobilization of citizens from Sindh to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He reiterated the party’s call for the release of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan and criticised the federal government for failing to address socio-political and economic challenges. Afridi said the street movement had turned every city into a “D-Chowk,” signalling strong public support for PTI’s agenda.
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The jirgas and public outreach underline the KP government’s strategy of combining tribal consultation, development prioritisation, and political mobilisation to address local grievances and assert its position on national policy debates.