KP ministers fired for not heeding cabinet’s decision: Shaukat Yousafzai

PESHAWAR: Information Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Shaukat Yousafzai has said that three ministers were fired for not heeding the Cabinet’s decisions and creating difficulties.

In a statement today (Sunday), the Information Minister said that the ministers had been given warnings many times and the matter was also raised before the PM Imran.

He explained that Atif Khan never accepted incumbent Mahmood Khan as the CM of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and continued to create difficulties.

Shaukat Yousufzai said that Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to remove them over their negative behaviour.

He said that no one would be allowed to blackmail the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) or the government.

The ousted ministers included Muhammad Atif Khan who held the portfolio of senior minister for sports, tourism, culture and youth affairs, Health Minister Shehram Khan Tarakai and Revenue and Estate Minister Shakeel Ahmed.