Imran keeps silent on shooting prices in KPK, as PTI picks Lahore for protest against inflation

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Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chose Lahore for its protest meeting against inflation on December 22, but its chairman does not utter a single word when it comes to price hike in Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a press conference on Saturday, Imran Khan held Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) responsible for increasing inflation in the country, but he did not take responsibility for surging prices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to independent observers and analysts, the question is simple whether PTI government has reduced prices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The price situation in KPK is not all that rosy as prices of 23 essential items including flour, sugar, pulses, meat, milk, rice, bread (roti), cooking oil and tea have shot up in the last six months. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, price of 20 kg flour bag has risen by Rs. 180, tea per kg by Rs. 170 while prices of pulses Rs. 25 per kg, milk Rs.20 per liter and roti by Rs. 4. These items are in daily use of people and increase in their prices miserably affects their lives. One can hope that PTI invites other parties to hold a similar protest in Peshawar against rising prices. It is logical that if prices have increased in Punjab then these have also risen in other provinces.Despite making tall claims, the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has failed to deliver on its promises made to the people during the election campaign. PTI could not control incidents of bomb attacks and law and order problem is a big question mark on its performance. PTI is threatening to launch a campaign against price hike, but there is a complete silence from PTI when it comes to price hike, law and order situation and lack of infrastructure in the KPK province.