{"id":12892,"date":"2023-03-10T14:33:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=12892"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:33:30","slug":"former-cm-kp-denies-corruption-allegations-in-mega-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/former-cm-kp-denies-corruption-allegations-in-mega-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CM KP Denies Corruption Allegations in Mega Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOWSHERA: Former Chief Minister and PTI chief for KP, Pervez Khattak, denied allegations of corruption in mega projects, stating that he had nothing to do with these schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists in his hometown of Nowshera, Khattak said that the caretaker government&#8217;s mandate is to ensure free, fair, and impartial elections and should not overstep its boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Khattak&#8217;s statement came after the resignation of the CEO of Trans Peshawar, which runs the BRT project, fueling speculation about alleged corruption in the Bus Rapid Transit Project.<\/p>\n<p>However, Khattak rejected such reports, claiming that the corruption charges in the BRT project were ridiculous.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/peshawar-brt-to-get-5-new-routes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e\"><style> .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e:active, .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u54772febff9659b568192a827ea3199e:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Peshawar BRT to Get 5 New Routes<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Khattak explained that the BRT project was funded by the Asian Development Bank, which provided the funds and named its consultants. As a result, he had nothing to do with it, despite being the KP CM when the project was launched.<\/p>\n<p>The PTI leader also denied any corruption in the Billion Tree Tsunami Project, stating that the Forest Department was responsible for the project and had submitted a response to that.<\/p>\n<p>Khattak urged the KP caretaker setup not to overstep its mandate, adding that he would quit politics if any corruption charges were proven against him.<\/p>\n<p>Khattak concluded by stating that he and his family have always served the people of Nowshera, and the people of his hometown have put their trust in him by electing him to lawmaking bodies from time to time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOWSHERA: Former Chief Minister and PTI chief for KP, Pervez Khattak, denied allegations of corruption in mega projects, stating that he had nothing to do with these schemes. Speaking to journalists in his hometown of Nowshera, Khattak said that the caretaker government&#8217;s mandate is to ensure free, fair, and impartial elections and should not overstep its boundaries. Khattak&#8217;s statement came after the resignation of the CEO of Trans Peshawar, which\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-23.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-23.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-23.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Former CM KP Denies Corruption Allegations in Mega Projects","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=12892","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}