The parties, which are part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) caretaker government, are ready to sacrifice their members—advisers, special assistants and provincial ministers—in order to end the dominance of the JUI-F, which is practically ruling the province right now.
According to sources in these parties, provincial cabinet members—belonging to the PML-N, the PPP and the ANP—will hand in their resignations as soon as they get the greenlight from K-P Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan.
The caretaker cabinet in the K-P comprises members from the ruling parties in the Centre. However, most of the parties complain that their representation in the provincial cabinet is only symbolic and the JUI-F is actually calling the shots.
“Right now the number of ministers, advisers and special assistants in the K-P cabinet who belong to the JUI-F is more than 15. This means that the JUI-F is ruling the province,” said a source.
He said if the caretaker chief minister fires his existing cabinet ministers on the instruction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and picks a new cabinet then the situation may change. “We will therefore cooperate with the chief minister and our members will resign immediately,” he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 3rd, 2023.
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