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Rise of the Right: JI, JUI-F ‘warm up’ in search of common ground
PESHAWAR: Two of the largest right-wing parties of the country, Jamaat Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) will possibly reach a consensus on seat-adjustment within Khyber Pakhuntkwa (K-P),...
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JUI-F unveils candidates for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, FATA
PESHAWAR: A day after the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction) unveiled its election candidates for Balochistan, the politico-religious party announced its candidates for national and...
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Illustrious career: Senior PPP leader Rahim Dad Khan says goodbye to politics
PESHAWAR: Former provincial president of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and senior minister in the last Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, Rahimdad Khan, has decided to bid adieu to electoral...
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K-P, FATA: Jamaat-e-Islami awards tickets for all but 2 seats
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami has unveiled its candidates for national and provincial constituencies in the province and adjoining tribal areas on Wednesday....
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Fresh races, old faces: Largest parties in K-P retain previously-elected...
PESHAWAR: The four political parties that had the most significant presence in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have retained a sizeable number of their candidates on the same seats from which they...
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Reserved seats for women: ECP begins scrutinising nomination papers
PESHAWAR: The provincial office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started scrutinising nomination papers for 128 candidates vying for the 22 reserved seats of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
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Reserved seats for women: Nomination papers of 36 candidates accepted
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has accepted nomination papers of 36 candidates for seats reserved for women in the National Assembly, while eight have been asked to get their...
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Electoral cooperation: Impasse between JUI-F, PML-N deepens
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) leadership on Saturday said it has stopped seat adjustment talks with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for now since the latter was not willing...
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Chitral contest: Musharraf’s tunnel vision
PESHAWAR: NA-32 Chitral, a relatively unknown electoral constituency in the far north of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), is going to make or mar former president Pervez Musharraf’s political fortunes....
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Forging alliances: JUI-F hints at tripartite cooperation in K-P
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Wednesday implied talks over seat adjustment with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) could lead to a tripartite electoral...
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Loss of faith: The man who would have died for Bhutto
PESHAWAR: They don’t make Jiyalas like Mohammad Ibrahim anymore. While many claim they would shed their blood for the Bhuttos and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Ibrahim was one of those who truly...
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Identity crisis: The Kalash cry out for recognition
PESHAWAR: We may never know whether the Kalash people, who live in K-P’s Chitral district, are in fact the descendants of Alexander the Great’s army. Nor are we likely to ever trace the true origins...
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Preserving history: Two years on, Charsadda museum has little to show
PESHAWAR: The Pushkalawati Museum in Charsadda is yet to be operational although it has been two years since its structure was completed. It is allegedly being used as a marriage hall with the...
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Analysis: Attacks on ANP spur pre-poll rigging buzz
PESHAWAR: As Pakistan’s chequered democracy gears up for the upcoming general elections, fears of violence against mainstream political parties overshadow campaigning. With polls hardly a month away,...
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Bannu district: PPP’s Anwar Saifullah withdraws from NA-26
LOWER DIR / PESHAWAR: The NA-26 Bannu constituency was shaping up to be a tough contest between the heavyweights of two major parties, but Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Anwar Saifullah withdrew his...
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Washed out: As alliances fail to take off, parties opt for solo flight
PESHAWAR: With the general elections nearly two weeks away, it has become clearer the much-hyped seat adjustment talks between mainstream political parties have yielded little result. Earlier, the...
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Familial glory: In Chitral and Swat, what’s in a name?
PESHAWAR / SWAT: The partition of the subcontinent was, at once, a birth and an abortion. It not only carved out two new countries, India and Pakistan, but also led to the demise of over 500 princely...
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Discontented activists: As polls near, PPP Peshawar chapter crumbles from...
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar chapter of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) seems to be on shaky ground with elections around the corner, as the persistent wrangling within its ranks has led to the...
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Tug of war: The fight for Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The battle for Peshawar is going to be tough this time around. With elections barely two weeks away, there are no clear winners in sight. The four National Assembly (NA) seats encompass an...
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Imran’s tsunami: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lives up to tradition
PESHAWAR: ‘They came, they saw, and they conquered’ was what Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa witnessed on May 11. The crushing defeat of the mainstream political parties across the province at the hands of the...
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