Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Friday that he was the chief minister of the NWFP and he knew how to run the affairs of the province. âI donât need to take dictation from anyone,â said Mr Durrani, while talking to reporters at the provincial assembly.
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The chief minister, while commenting on President Musharrafâs annoyance over his absence from the National Security Councilâs (NSC) first meeting on Thursday in Islamabad, said that he was bound to abide by the decision of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). He said that he had contested the October elections from the MMA platform. âI am bound to abide by its decisions and will remain so in the future as well,â he said. He was a democratic man and he had spent all his life struggling for democracy.
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The chief minister said the MMA government had always cooperated with the Federal government and helped end differences between the province and the centre. Mr Durrani said the NSC had been constituted for the security and defence of the country and they would sacrifice their lives for the country. President Musharraf had expressed annoyance over the Mr Durraniâs absence from the NSC meeting in Islamabad on Thursday. âI take strong exception to the absence of the NWFP chief minister since he is a government representative. He should have attended the meeting. Iâll take this matter seriously,â sources quoted the president as saying at the maiden meeting of the NSC. |