PESHAWAR – Taking a step further towards Imran Khan’s austerity campaignthe Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmud Khan has imposed a ban onserving tea and bottled mineral water in officials meetings.

He has towed party’s policy of adopting austerity.

Presiding over a high-level meeting here about Bus Rapid Project (BRT), theChief Minister directed presentation of water in glass rather than bottleand maintained that no tea would be served on guests during officialmeetings onward.

He directed officials to show austerity by avoiding such things in meetings.

The CM directed that no water bottle would be presented in any functionrather water for drinking would be served on guest in glass.

According to spokesman of Chief Minister House, orders for reduction ofother expenses during officials functions would soon be issued.