MINGORA: The politics of sit-in was aimed at snatching power only as change could not be brought through such politics, said Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.

Addressing a workers convention at Wadudia Hall here, he said that people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly the residents of Swat, gave mandate to Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf for bringing change but it failed to bring change in the province.

`Imran khan has no concern with the problems being faced by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rather he is interested in prolonging his government in the province and taking control of the centre as well,` he said.

Mr Sherpao said that sit-in politics was not in the interest of people as it could not resolve issues of masses. `No issue can be solved through slogans,` he added. He also criticised Imran Khan for demanding inclusion of officials of intelligence agencies in the judicial commission to investigate the alleged rigging in the May 2013 general elections.

Mr Sherpao said that judiciary was independent in the country and it could hold investigation into the rigging allegations.He said that increase in crime rate and growing number of polio cases spoke volumes about the poor performance of the provincial government. He said that kidnapping for ransom, extortion and targeted killings were on the rise in the province.

The QWP chief said that provincial government couldn`t improve working of a single department. The government failed to eradicate corruption and ensure good governance, he alleged.

Mr Sherpao said that hundreds of industrial units were closed in the province but Imran Khan had no vision to revive the sick units. He added that the politics of PTI was not aimed at serving people rather its leaders wanted to achieve their vested interests.

The QWP chief alleged that corruption, nepotism and incidents of kidnapping increased during the PTI government in the province. `The performance of provincial government has disappointed the people, he added.

Mr Sherpao said that people of Swat trusted PTI during May 2013 general elections but the party neglected the problems of the area after coming into power. He said that Swat was affected by militancy as people migrated from the district in a large number. `Like the previous governments, the PTI government is also not serious to resolve the issues of the people of Swat,` he added.

The QWP chief said that it was their priority to take steps for the betterment of the people of the scenic Swat valley. `There is a lot of potential in tourism sector in districtSwat,` he said and added that they were intended to take steps for the promotion of tourism in the region.

QWP provincial chief Sikander Hayat Sherpao, former provincial minister Bakht Baider Khan, Hasham Babar, Fazl Rahman Nono and Sher Bahadur Khan also spoke on the occasion.

FUNFAIR: The first-ever annual funfair, aimed at providing platform to girl students to show their talent, was held at College ofHome Sciences, University of Swat here on Tuesday. Besides students of College of Home Sciences, local families also participated in the event and showed interest in the stalls of food items, handicrafts and other items prepared by the students.

University of Swat Vice-chancellor Dr Jahanzeb Khan was chief quest at the concluding session of the funfair. He said that the event was organised to promote healthy activities among the girl students.