MANSEHRA: Awami National Party leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Thursday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the current `financial crisis` in the province.

`It`s not a government. It`s a group that stormed the federal capital and led our province into a financial crunch despite receiving the NFC Award and anti-terrorism funds,` Mr Hussain told reporters here in the Dodial area.

The ANP leader said the PTI government was focusing its attention on the release of party leader Imran Khan from jail and not on the people`s development.

`This government has no agenda, despite governing the province for almost twelve years.

It has failed to develop the education and agriculture sectors and could not safeguard the resources allocated to the province under the 18th amendment,` he said.

Mr Hussain said that PTI and its founder, Imran Khan, were confused about the ongoing dialogue with the federal government.

`Here they say they will speak to the establishment and there they announce dialogue will be held with the government. They`re confused,` he said.

The ANP leader said there was no clear agenda for the ongoing government-PTI talks, so how one could expect a positive outcome from it.

Highlighting the role of Mansehra`s Baffa town in Bacha Khan`s movement, he said that the residents stood with the ANP`s founder and made a massive monetary contribution to his cause.

Meanwhile, Upper Kohistan deputy commissioner Tariq Ali Khan on Thursday promised the early resolution of the residents`issuesregarding the services offered by the Water and Power Development Authority.

`Wapda has agreed to establish its offices in our district to ensure prompt resolution of issues such as exorbitant electricity bills and transformer repairs, Mr Khan told a meeting at the DC office.

The participants included Wapda officials and residents.

People from various parts of the district attended the meeting and highlighted complaints about inflated bills, prolonged power outages, faulty transformers and outdated transmission lines.

`I have called a meeting of Wapda officials with you [locals] to discuss your issues,` Mr Khan said.

He said that Wapda would prioritise resolution of issues like low voltage, faulty transformers, old transmission lines, and inflated bills.

`Wapda will soon begin the construction of its offices here to provide better services to commercial and domestic consumers,` he said.