KALAM: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Im
ran Khan on Friday laid foundation stone for a mega electricity project which is to be developed in Kalam, Swat.
Speaking to the media, Im
ran Khan said that t
he project holds a potential of generating 84MW and will cost Rs.20 billion.
The PTI chief said the Khyber Pakhtu
nkhwa government has started six electricity projects in t
he province, for which 72 companies took part in the bidding process.
“No provincial government has launched a project on such a mega scale before,” Khan said.
He further said that the level of corruption in Pakistan is so high that it is dissuading potential investors from investing in the country.
“Society prospers when corruption has been eliminated from the roots of its structure. Investments are not coming in because of corruption,” Khan claimed.
He added that he would eradicate corruption within 90 days if he is elected to lead the country.
Ai
ming at the federal government, Khan said that the federal government i
s prospering merely in advertisements.
