PESHAWAR, Nov 29: A new political group, Pakistan Falah Party (PFP), emerged on Tuesday with its leadership claiming to have a plan for early solution to lawlessness, loadshedding and joblessness.

The PFP formation was announced by its central executive committee member, Qazi Attiqur Rehman, during a news conference at the Peshawar Press Club, where party leaders Rashid Saleem Tarin, Qazi Mehboob Kibria and Dr Waliur Rehman were in also attendance.

Mr Qazi told reporters that the successive civilian and military governments’ failure to provide relief to the people against lawlessness, energy crisis and unemployment necessitated the formation of the new political party, which could successfully address the country’s socioeconomic and security issues within a short span of time.

He blamed civilian rulers and military dictators for the common man’s misery, saying they favoured landlords and capitalists to serve their political ends.

The PFP leader said the successive governments’ wrong policies had encouraged the Afghanistan-based Nato forces to violate the country’s sovereignty at will, adding that issuance of condemnation against such violations for public consumption were no more acceptable.

He asked the government to sever diplomatic ties with the US over the deadly cross-border incursions and end the country’s cooperation with the US in the so-called war against terrorism.

“Our alliance with the US against terrorism is to blame for out security issues and challenges, by and large,” he said.

Opinion

Editorial

Resolution 901
Updated 01 Jul, 2024

Resolution 901

Our lawmakers’ failure to stand united in the face of foreign criticism may not have been unexpected but it was still disturbing to witness.
Nebulous definition
01 Jul, 2024

Nebulous definition

IS it a ‘vision’, a loose programme, or an actual kinetic ‘operation’? A week on, we don’t precisely know....
Stealing heritage
01 Jul, 2024

Stealing heritage

CONTRADICTIONS define Pakistan. While the country’s repository of antiquities can change its fortunes, recurrent...
Burdening the people
Updated 30 Jun, 2024

Burdening the people

The tax-heavy budget will make lives of avg Pakistanis even harder and falls far short of inspiring confidence in govt's ability to execute structural changes.
WikiLeaks’ legacy
30 Jun, 2024

WikiLeaks’ legacy

THE recent release from captivity of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has presented an opportunity to revisit the...
Iranian run-off
30 Jun, 2024

Iranian run-off

FRIDAY’S snap presidential election in Iran, called after the shock deaths of Ebrahim Raisi and members of his...