Governor Kundi discusses KP's 'pressing issues' with PTI leaders

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi in a meeting with PTI leaders on Sunday at Governor House KP discussed the province’s constitutional and economic rights, stressing on the need to present a firm case before the federal government to ensure “justice and fair treatment”.

In a social media post on X, Governor Kundi said that PTI leaders, including former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser, MNA Junaid Akber, and other parliamentarians, called on him for a “constructive exchange on the pressing issues of KP”.

“We discussed the province’s constitutional and economic rights, including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) closures, wheat concerns, National Finance Commission (NFC) matters, and the challenges faced by the merged districts and the business community,” he stated.

The meeting comes less than a week after KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had announced observing a province-wide pen-down strike over the federal government’s alleged “discrimination” against KP in the NFC Award, electricity and gas.

Since taking charge as the province’s chief executive in October 2025, Afridi has repeatedly accused the Centre of stalling the release of funds allocated to KP, particularly those committed to the merged districts under the NFC Award. He had also condemned the Punjab government’s tighter controls on inter-provincial movement of wheat and flour through a permit regime to curb price hikes within the province.

The KP government in March requested the federal government to revise the NFC resource distribution formula on the basis of the region’s population, which would increase the province’s share from the existing 14.62 per cent to 18.96pc. Subsequently, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb had assured his “full support” to Afridi for the “resolution of all legitimate issues” as the two met in Islamabad.

The province has been further affected by a deepening CNG crisis in April that brought economic activity to a near standstill, with hundreds of filling stations shut and millions of citizens struggling for affordable fuel.

KP Governor Kundi in today’s meeting called for the province’s case to be “presented firmly and collectively before the federal government to ensure justice and fair treatment.”