KP govt to allow its chopper for personal use via amendment to law.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's government has prepared a draft to amend laws regarding the use of its helicopter and other matters in the province.

Following the amendment, no one will be able to question the chopper's use including who uses it and why is it being used.

According to the amendment draft, the use of government's helicopter from November 2008 till date will be considered legal and valid. No question can be raised regarding the use of the chopper, which will be allowed to use for personal purposes on rent.

However, permission for personal use will have to be sought from the province's chief minister.

The draft states that the government's helicopter, apart from its use by the chief minister, can also be used by ministers, advisors, special assistants or government officials.

The use of KP government's helicopter has remained notorious with PTI Chairman Imran Khan often using it to travel for personal use or to commute to party's rallies and gatherings.

After the National Accountability Bureau (NB) submitted a list of 1,800 defaulters and unauthorised users of the KP's helicopter against rules - including Khan, the Public Accounts Committee directed the bureau to make immediate recoveries from all unauthorised users in the list.

According to the list, Khan used KP's official chopper...