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PTI proposes Pervaiz Khattak as K-P chief minister
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has decided to propose Pervaiz Khattak for the chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to Shaukat Yousufzai, the party’s provincial secretary general....
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Sour grapes: Will not accept PTI’s mandate, says Fazl
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday claimed elections in the province were rigged and said his party will protest against the ballot’s manipulation....
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Rigging allegations: JUI-F to hold province-wide protests on Friday
PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Wednesday announced it would stage protests across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on May 17 against alleged rigging during elections. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur...
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Interesting times: PTI faces first challenge in forming coalition govt
PESHAWAR: A crucial amendment made to Article 130 of the Constitution, which reduces the size of provincial cabinets to 15 ministers, will be effective for the formation of the incoming provincial...
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Rigging allegations: JUI-F activists take to the streets
PESHAWAR: Sticking to the party’s call for protests across the province, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) activists on Friday took to the streets over the ‘worst-rigged’ elections in history. In the...
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High-level negotiations: The pressure is on as independent lawmakers consider...
PESHAWAR: The United Front, formed by at least nine independent lawmakers from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, suffered a setback on Saturday after three of its members joined the Pakistan...
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High hopes: JI will be awarded the education ministry, says party leader
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Provincial Amir Professor Mohammad Ibrahim Khan maintains his party will be awarded the education ministry in the new K-P cabinet. Ibrahim acknowledged there were...
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Who’s responsible?: PPP takes stock of electoral defeat in K-P
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is taking stock of the defeat it suffered across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Election Day, with senior party leaders questioning the role of PPP Provincial...
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Predictable outcome?: JUI-F confident of opposition leader slot
PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) is likely to get the coveted opposition leader slot in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly, as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) does not...
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Shift in power: Can JUI-S bring the Taliban to the table?
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) chief minister designate Pervez Khattak made contact with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Chief...
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Final count: ECP announces MPAs, MNAs on reserved seats
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) revealed the results of seats reserved for female and minority members in the national and provincial legislatures on Tuesday. From the Pakistan...
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Open House: Transfer of power begins in Sindh and K-P
PESHAWAR / KARACHI: It was pandemonium. The galleries overflowed with hundreds of visitors, the rules of the house were violated and the speaker himself could barely be heard over the full-throated...
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A Tale of Two Houses: Qaim sworn in as Sindh CM; K-P elects speaker, deputy
KARACHI: Qaim Ali Shah has now officially been sworn in as Sindh’s chief minister, while Agha Siraj Durrani and Shehla Raza are speaker and deputy speaker respectively. Soon after the session began,...
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New beginnings: The govt is ready to bring chang, Pervaiz Khattak
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) newly-elected Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Khattak said the government is ready to tackle a plethora of problems faced by the province as soon as they take charge....
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Drone strikes: Khattak asks Centre to come out with a clear policy
PESHAWAR: Be it the issue of US drone strikes or the scourge of terrorism, the federal government should come out with a clear policy, says Pervaiz Khattak, the newly-elected chief minister of...
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Moment of truth: Bridging the gap between promises and deliverance
PESHAWAR: The soft-spoken and composed Pervez Khattak looked focused and determined as he laid out a foundation for the new government in front of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly on Friday....
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A date for disagreement: PTI, JI to discuss ‘row’ over education ministry
PESHAWAR: The senior leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) will meet on Wednesday (today) in a bid to resolve their differences over the education ministry, which...
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High-level negotiations: PTI, JI make last ditch attempt to resolve ministry...
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders will reportedly meet in Lahore in a last ditch effort to resolve their differences over charge of the provincial educational...
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Freedom of information bill to be tabled in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
PESHAWAR: The provincial government will table a law on freedom of information, said Minister for Finance Sirajul Haq on Monday. Speaking on the floor of the house, Haq said the law will make access...
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Pertinent issues: K-P govt to probe controversial appointments
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government on Thursday told the assembly it will investigate appointments in all Workers Welfare Board (WWB) schools and submit a report to the house. This...
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