Haqqani accuses KP govt of using anti-dengue funds on by-election campaign.

PESHAWAR -- Former provincial minister Maulana Amanullah Haqqani has accused Khyber Pakhtankhwa government of using funds and provincial resources allocated for containing the spread of dengue on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) by-election campaign.

Haqqani, who is also the provincial deputy general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, made these remarks in a statement issued here on Sunday.

He alleged that Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan had openly been violating the election rules, while the authorities concerned were playing the role of silent spectators.

'Why an action is not being taken for such a violation of the election rules,' he wondered.

He said PTI's slogan against corruption was nothing but a trickery as the party had not only been violating the Constitution of Pakistan but also the Election Commission of Pakistan rules.

He said according to the rules, PTI ministers neither could participate in election campaign, nor could use the government resources, while CM KP and his cabinet members had not only been flouting the law and the constitution, but also using provincial resources and helicopters freely.

He said the ECP had also imposed a fine of Rs...

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