Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a gas project worth nearly Rs3.9 billion in Kohat city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where his rival Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is in government.
“This is not a small project — has anyone done this for Kohat before? Who has spoken about gas for kohat before – the project is being launched today,” the premier said.
The PM’s visit to Kohat had earlier been postponed twice; once due to an internal rift in the PML-N ranks and then on PM’s health grounds.
Despite the ban on holding of public meetings at stadiums and playgrounds by the provincial government, the today’s meeting has been held at the Fortress Ground, also known as Qilla Cricket Ground. A few months ago, PTI chief Imran Khan also violated the ban and held a public meeting at the Kohat Stadium.