Afrasiab taken aback at PML-N demand on Pakhtoonkhaw

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) Provincial President Senator Afrasiab Khatak Wednesday said the demand for changing their province’s name is their right and nobody should fume over the name of Pakhtoonkhaw.Addressing Peshawar Press Club here, he said the president and premier of the country is pronouncing Pakhtoonkhawa as the name of the province at all forums, which led this name to be popular.Afrasiab said the Parliament’s Constitutional Committee made headway on various constitutional matters including he name of NWFP province, adding the objections to any constitutional matters should be raised in the committee.Khatak said the demand of referendum on the name change of the province is unwarranted, adding the decision of the constitutional in this connection would be accepted.He underscored that his party would not withdraw from the demand of Pakhtoonkhaw at any cost, adding he would not mind if the province is named Afghania.