ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has said terrorists were brought back from Afghanistan in 2019 and 2020 and were settled in KP adding had the governor rule and emergency not been imposed, more loss could have been caused to KP.

He was addressing the PML-N Parliamentary Party and office-bearers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Saturday.

He held the party which ruled KP for 13 years focused on political slogans and politics of division upon division.

He raised question Rs 800 billion which were given to KP under NFC award were spent where. How many SAFE city projects were evolved in the province and anti terrorism departments were made stronger how much.

He held he was addressing them as Prime Minister (PM) Pakistan and worker of Quaid Nawaz Sharif.

KP is beautiful province of Pakistan. People of this province are valiant, dignified and patriotic.

PML-N has played a vital role for promoting democratic norms in KP, he said .

Quaid Nawaz Sharif gave opportunity to majority party to form government in KP after 2013 elections. This bears evidence of his broadmindedness , democratic thinking . This gave opportunity to democracy to move forward in the province.

Tall claims were made in the province during the last 13 years but no progress was made with reference to public service. No attention was paid to the basic problems of people of Peshawar to Kohistan, Hazara and Southern districts.

He questioned how many universities and hospitals were built during this period.

Paying tribute to the sacrifices rendered by people of KP in war on terror, he said people, police, armed forces and political leadership rendered unprecedented sacrifices for elimination of terrorism from the country.

Pakistan suffered a colossal financial loss and loss of life in this war.