PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has launched a campaign titled “Haq Do Peshawar Ko” (Give Peshawar Its Due rights) against what it terms widespread corruption and misgovernance by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Former MNA Sabir Hussain Awan, former provincial minister Kashif Azam Chishti and other party leaders while talking to media here said that PTI had ruled the province for the past 13 years but failed to deliver good governance, security or development.
They alleged that the province had instead become a symbol of corruption, mismanagement and lawlessness.
Sabir Awan said that under the “Haq Do Peshawar Ko” movement, all stakeholders of the provincial capital would be taken on board to collectively demand the city’s due rights. He claimed that PTI’s 13-year rule — spanning more than 4,700 days — had resulted in worsening law and order, rising street crime, deteriorating education standards and rampant corruption. He added that the JI had already formed 250 committees at neighbourhood and village council levels, with over 2,500 members registered so far.
A digital cell and a research team were also being established to document alleged corruption during the PTI government and present evidence before the public.
According to Awan, the aim of the movement is to expose what he described as large-scale corruption and to hold the provincial government accountable for public funds. He claimed that funds collected through taxes and other revenues had not been properly accounted for and demanded that looted money be recovered and spent on the development of Peshawar.
Speaking on the occasion, former provincial minister Kashif Azam Chishti alleged that during the PTI government, relatives of ministers and advisers were involved in illegal transfers and recruitments. He also claimed that large sums were being charged at various stages of land mutation processes under the supervision of the district administration.
Chishti criticised what he termed irresponsible statements by senior PTI figures, saying that such remarks reflected poorly on governance and political maturity. He further alleged that corruption had become widespread across government departments and that no institution in the province was free from malpractice.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026