No one could form forward bloc in PPPP and anyone who tried in the past had lost his personal identity, instead making any harm to the party, said the newly elected MNA on women reserved seat from NWFP Farhat Amir Muhammad Khan.
Hailing from Mardan, Mrs Farhat Amir Muhammad Khan who was one of the close associate of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto said that Benazir approved her name for both provincial and National Assembly seats and she been elected member of both the house at one time.
She said that Benazir gave her blood to protect Pakistan therefore nobody has the right to divide Pakistan People's Party for which the Bhutto family sacrificed their lives and kept the party alive in the masses. "Nobody could divide PPP and no one could form forward bloc in the party, which had followed the Bhutto legacy, anyone who tried in the past remained alone after parting ways with PPPP," she said in an interview with PPI on Saturday.
Mrs Farhat Amir Muhammad Khan, elected MNA and MPA said that the co-chairman of Pakistan People's Party would announce the name for the premiership for which he consulted the newly elected MNAs from across the country.
She has emphasised that national progress is only possible through education, which is lacking in our country and particularly NWFP. She pointed out the stepmotherly treatment to NWFP from centre and Punjab during the last 60 years, which has kept the province backward almost in all sectors. Farhat Amir Muhammad said that she has decided to retain National Assembly seat and work for development of the poor segments of society particularly for the womenfolk of NWFP who have badly suffered right from formation of Pakistan.
Being committed woman, she said that her aim would to rise the living standard of woman and establish teaching training centre for the newly graduates girls so they could properly educate the Pakhtun nation. She also stressed on the lack of awareness amongst illiterate ladies of NWFP and discrimination to male domination.
When questioned about the lack of resources she candidly replied that the province is full of natural resources, minerals but it was exploited by the centre as the province contribute more to the federal exchequer and is getting peanuts in return.
The politician having economic background also pointed out the ignoring of agricultural sector making special reference to the sugarcane growers' exploitation at the hands of mill owners. She mentioned the price of sugarcane at Rs 50 per 40 Kg from which the growers have to pay even the fare, while the fuel price is Rs 200 per 40 Kg. The fertiliser is being sold to the growers at Rs 1,800 per bag. The growers have been ignored on the one hand and exploited on the other.
Mrs Farhat made special reference to the manifesto of Pakistan People's Party, which was prepared by her spouse Amir Muhammad Khan ex-judge, member federal council on the special directive of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. The manifesto so prepared has covered almost all the sector of economy and all segments of society.
She emphasised that she was against feudalism and that she would work for elimination of VIP culture and reject official protocol if she would be selected as federal minister. She also criticised the NGO which making hue and cry for women's rights but doing nothing for removal of agonies of the poor female of Pakistan.