Awami National Party (ANP) Aimal Wali Khan said on Thursday that he will not accept the mandate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Expressing his thoughts on Samaa TV, Khan took a jibe at the KP chief minister, asserting, “The compromised chief minister is a good actor. The situation is like that; the people are even longing to eat food twice. The nation is frustrated as the lava is being spread".

“I kept on reiterating that the situation in KP will not remain bearable,” he lamented.

Commending the sacrifices made by the KP, Khan said: “The KP has given a lot of sacrifices."

Khan said: “Those people who had brought the terrorists should tell that what were the terms of bringing them back?”

Recalling his concerns, Khan said: “No implementation was done on the National Action Plan (NAP).”

Few days back, Khan said: "The NAP was formed following the APS incident. Our hearts beat with the people of Balochistan." Without naming any of the political parties, Khan asserted: "The ideological extremists have been sitting on the two major political parties."

"We ourselves have put the country at stake," he added.

– ANP denounces govt's decision to shut down Utility Stores –

Few days back, the ANP denounced the incumbent government's decision to shut down the Utility Stores across the country.

Expressing his thoughts, the ANP president took a swipe at the government, saying, "We denounce the decision of shutting down the utility stores." The federal government is putting the poor segment of society to the test despite addressing the poverty."

"The thousands of people are getting their bread and butter through the Utility Stores. Those who are offering Bangladesh aid are not thinking about their own people," he said.

Khan stated: "The temporary decisions like this cannot put the country's economy back on track.".

"The right-sizing committee needs to work with seriousness," he said.

Khan said: "The ANP will not allow anybody to let the masses face hardships despite ballooning inflation.".