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Democracy and Lawari Tunnel

This is terrible news for all Chitralis especially, for those who are living outside Chitral for earning purpose that Lawari tunnel project has been put in to a failure phase by bring the release of required funds to a halt. By the time the new set-up of present government established, it was suspected that a big tragedy would happen with the sincere and simple minded public of Chitral. It is a matter of shame and more misery that it could happen in the reign of democracy.

Time by time, democracy and dictatorship played an awful game with the public of Chitral in this regard. Democratic government started the project of Lawari Tunnel few decades ago but at a sudden, a dictator ruined the project. Again another dictator initiated the project successfully, and this time, the project is near the completion, a so called ‘democratic government’ of the province is on its way to mess up this project proving itself being dreadful and dangerous than the dictatorship. I personally don’t think that a government who even does not tolerate other nations in the province other than Pukhtoons can do something good for Chitral as Chitralis are not Pukhtoons because they don’t speak in Pushtu. But what happened to PPP? The founder of PPP Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttu had a great love for Chitral and its people, and Chitrali people will never forget his contributions for this backward region. Chitralis never expect any bad thing from PPP.

If any political party or government mistakenly create hurdle in the completion of this project, it will result in a great agitation in the region. Chitrali people will spare no effort to resist the opposite vigor by all means. They will declare a war against the opponent force because this is a matter of life and death for the Chitralis. Through these lines, I suggest the government to resurrect the project by releasing its required fund; otherwise government will be responsible for the circumstances which will create in the region in case of hindrance of this project.

Hakim Shah,
Karachi