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Making progress: K-P Assembly approves Rs17 billion supplementary budget
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday approved supplementary budget of over Rs17 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. The house approved 51 supplementary demands for grants worth over...
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K-P Chief Minister displeased with bureaucratic 'baboos'
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervez Khattak expressed his displeasure with the provincial bureaucracy saying that his directives are not being followed. Speaking at the K-P Assembly,...
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Divided we...: Lawmakers unable to forge consensus on terrorism, other core...
PESHAWAR: When it comes to debating terrorism and the current security situation of the province, political parties in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly remain polarised in their views. Unlike the...
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Unresolved: Opposition chides government over dismissal of employees
PESHAWAR: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday asked the government to retain 400 employees of the Agriculture and Livestock Department. The issue was raised by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker...
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Hedging their bets: ANP, JUI-F likely to make electoral alliance
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), two rival parties in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), are likely to enter a seat adjustment deal for the August by-polls....
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White paper: JUI-F claims PTI’s victory in province was ‘engineered’
PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has published a white paper on the May 11 general elections where it claims the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) win in the province is a result of...
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Together till the end?: Coalition partners to go head-to-head in by-polls
PESHAWAR: Coalition partners in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), are likely to be pitted against each other in the upcoming by-polls....
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Heritage havoc: Gor Ghatri, a parking lot for garbage trucks
PESHAWAR: In a brazen move, Municipal Corporation Peshawar (MCP) broke locks placed by the archaeology department and parked around 50 sanitation department vehicles at Gor Ghatri, the city’s most...
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Bump in the road: JUI-F, ANP see differences in possible by-poll partnership
PESHAWAR: Talks between the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP) regarding a possible alliance in the upcoming by-elections have been stalled, reportedly after the latter...
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Ode to the past: After 40 years, JUI-F, ANP finally come together
PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP) have come together in an electoral alliance after almost half a century. Their partnership sheds light on the changing...
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Stepping up?: CM professes ignorance over DI Khan jailbreak, blames intelligence
PESHAWAR: Professing his ignorance over the situation prior to the DI Khan jailbreak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Tuesday said he had been assured the security situation...
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Transition complete: Meet our new president
PESHAWAR / KARACHI / QUETTA / LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: It’s official now. Mamnoon Hussain, a soft-spoken 73-year-old businessman from Karachi, will succeed Asif Ali Zardari as the 12th head of state after...
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Stepping up?: CM professes ignorance over DI Khan jailbreak, blames...
PESHAWAR: Professing his ignorance over the situation prior to the DI Khan jailbreak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Tuesday said he had been assured the security situation...
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By-polls 2013: ANP gathers support for joint opposition bloc
PESHAWAR: Efforts to bring all opposition parties on a single platform and put up a unified fight against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the by-polls are in full swing. Awami National...
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Rocky road ahead: JUI-F, PML-N alliance in centre to trouble PTI in province
PESHAWAR: An alliance between Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at the centre is likely to cause troubles for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led...
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Seniors under juniors: Appointment of archeology dept director draws flak
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has appointed a BPS-21 grade employee as the director of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Archeology Department, a post usually held by a BPS-19 grade officer. Dr...
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Seniors under juniors: Appointment of archaeology department director draws flak
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has appointed a senior-most official as the director of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Archaeology Department, a post usually held by a BPS-19 grade officer. Dr...
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Political inductions?: Parliamentary secretaries appointed to crush forward bloc
PESHAWAR: The chief minister on Tuesday appointed two special assistants and 32 MPAs as parliamentary secretaries, but insisted they would not be part of the provincial cabinet. A Pakistan...
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Unfulfilled promises: PTI in the crosshairs of opposition
PESHAWAR: With the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) 90-day deadline to bring change now over, the party is in the crosshairs of political opposition. The PTI-led coalition completed its first three...
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PPP in limbo: Workers hopeful President Zardari will revamp the party
PESHAWAR: Outgoing President Asif Ali Zardari faces the daunting task of reorganising the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) after he completes his five-year tenure as the head of state – a first in the...
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