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Upper House polls: K-P opposition resigned to zero-sum game
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa legislature’s opposition has failed to reach a settlement over an acceptable distribution of Senate seats amongst its five constituent stakeholders. The final attempts...
View ArticleSenate elections: Alliance tugs at heartstrings of K-P opposition leaders
PESHAWAR: Opposition parties in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have refused to call a day on negotiations for a possible alliance in the approaching Upper House polls, despite the fifth meeting on...
View ArticleViolating discipline: PTI expels dissenter, seeks his disqualification from...
PESHAWAR: Javed Nasim, the dissident Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker in the K-P Assembly, has been expelled from the party and a request has been sent to the speaker to strip him of his seat....
View ArticleCast away: Speaker forwards Javed Nasim’s case to poll chief
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has forwarded the case of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf dissident lawmaker Javed Nasim to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to initiate action...
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Horse-trading in Senate polls: Imran Khan threatens to dissolve K-P Assembly
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has torpedoed a fledgling alliance among ruling and opposition parties of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for the Senate elections. Instead in a stern...
View ArticleK-P Assembly: A caustic case of balloting
PESHAWAR: Lawmakers nearly came to blows and their tongues spewed a vitriol of Ps and Qs. Accusations rained down with the same fury inside the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly building as the downpour did...
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Khattak’s masterstroke?: ‘A new day for senators to raise voice for K-P’
PESHAWAR: Horse-trading and internal bickering within PTI’s ranks caused sleepless nights for the ruling party in K-P ahead of Senate polls, but its leadership—and the governing coalition—breathed a...
View ArticleUnited we stand: Tripartite alliance comes together for LG polls
PESHAWAR: The announcement to hold local government (LG) elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is likely to galvanise political parties in the days to come. On Wednesday, a tripartite alliance comprising...
View ArticleOn hold: Assembly adjourned till March 24
PESHAWAR: For the second time in the nearly six months that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly has been in session, a sitting has been suddenly adjourned. The same had happened in February, hours...
View ArticleIS cannot be a bigger threat than Taliban: Peshawar corps commander
PESHAWAR: Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Hidayatur Rehman on Saturday denied that militant group Islamic State (IS) posed a great threat to Pakistan. “Is what the Taliban have done over...
View ArticleLocal politicking: Ruling parties to go head to head with opposition in LG polls
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s ruling and opposition parties are pitched for another battle—this time for the upcoming local government (LG) elections in May. According to a handout issued late...
View ArticleOut of the fray: PML-N decides to go solo in LG polls
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has announced its decision to steer clear of any political alliances in the upcoming local bodies’ elections in the province. The decision comes at a time...
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Fighting criminals: K-P’s politicos throw weight behind Karachi operation
PESHAWAR: Leaders of all major parties in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have spoken out in favour of the Rangers’ ongoing operation against criminals and armed groups in the port city of Karachi. Although the...
View ArticleEstablishing rights: Govt presents bills to end child, bonded labour
PESHAWAR: In a move that could play a role in abolishing some of society’s great menaces, the provincial government presented the K-P Prohibition of Employment of Children Bill 2015 and K-P Bonded...
View ArticleEmployment legislation: Labour rights hammered out in shops, establishment bill
PESHAWAR: In a session which has ushered in several bills on labour protection, the K-P Assembly also introduced the K-P Shops and Establishment Bill 2015 on Tuesday. The proposed law regulates work...
View ArticleEmpowerment: Chitral’s power woes to end through small-scale solutions
PESHAWAR: As the rest of the country is likely to grapple with power outages this summer, Chitral district is striving hard to meet its energy requirements through decentralised and small-scale...
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Proposing reforms: Lawmakers seek to quell discontent in bureaucracy
PESHAWAR: Treasury and opposition lawmakers united over eliminating the growing discontent among Provincial Management Service (PMS) officers. The issue was raised by Qaumi Watan Party (QWP)...
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Going strong: Assembly session enters sixth month
PESHAWAR: The term ‘never-ending’ took on new meaning on March 24, 2015 when the current session of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly entered its sixth month, probably the longest period in the history...
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The disagreeable agreement: ANP chief says NWA ‘social agreement’ an insult...
PESHAWAR: The ‘social agreement’ between the North Waziristan political administration and tribesmen is an insult to Fata’s residents, asserted Awami National Party Central President Asfandyar Wali...
View ArticleIn grave danger: Threat to MPA Khatoon Bibi dominates assembly proceedings
PESHAWAR: A treasury bench lawmaker told the K-P Assembly on Friday she has been getting threats of an attack and a grenade was hurled at her residence. Nearly breaking down in front of fellow...
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