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Anti-army remarks: K-P MPAs want Altaf tried for treason
LAHORE / PESHAWAR / KARACHI: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution on Monday, calling upon the federal authorities to initiate treason proceedings against MQM chief Altaf...
View ArticleRehman Malik denies having links with supermodel Ayyan
PESHAWAR: Brushing aside rumours that supermodel Ayyan smuggled money on his or his brother’s behest, former interior minister Rehman Malik denied on Wednesday having any links with the supermodel....
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Consolidating coalition strength: PTI supports JI candidate in exchange for a...
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have decided to support each other’s candidates in upcoming by-polls for one Senate and one provincial assembly seat. The decision was made...
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All eyes on the capital: K-P lawmakers plan trip to Islamabad for another sit-in
PESHAWAR: Memories of last year’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led demonstrations in the federal capital could have started to fade, however, the party’s government in K-P has announced another sit-in....
View ArticleEnacting laws: Universities Act passed with amendments
PESHAWAR: The much-criticised Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Universities (Amendment) Act 2015 was passed by the provincial assembly on Friday with amendments. The bill aimed at tightening the government’s grip...
View ArticleAll but two: JUI-F, PML-N want no part in Islamabad protest
PESHAWAR: The two main opposition parties in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), have decided not to take part in the provincial...
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Hope floats: Lawmakers bring back promises from Islamabad
PESHAWAR: After a protest by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lawmakers in Islamabad, Tuesday evening’s talks with the federal government revived some hopes that long-standing issues with the Centre could be...
View ArticleAn empty floor: Fruitless K-P Assembly session adjourned
PESHAWAR: As the current Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is making history for all the wrong reasons, there seems to be a lack of interest from MPAs as attendance is at its lowest. On Tuesday, the session...
View ArticleNeed of the hour: Asfandyar urges ANP workers to encourage women voters
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has urged his party workers to encourage women to vote during the local government elections. Addressing a public rally organised on Saturday at...
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Within 24 hours: PTI K-P organiser Yousuf Ayub Khan bows out over ‘personal...
PESHAWAR / HARIPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Organiser Yousuf Ayub Khan has bowed out of the role within 24 hours of his appointment. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Yousuf...
View ArticleLG polls rewrite political history
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s 68-year-old political history has seen numerous highs and lows. The constitutionally-warranted democratic system of government has been punctuated by several prolonged periods of...
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PTI streaks ahead in polls marred by violence
DI KHAN / KOHAT / CHARSADDA / PESHAWAR / CHITRAL / ABBOTABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) streaked ahead of its political rivals in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s local government elections on Saturday...
View ArticleVoting pride: Women’s suffrage makes a wobbly recovery
SHABQADAR / SWAT / TANK / HARIPUR / PESHAWAR: Thousands of women came out to vote for their favoured candidates yet certain—some predictable—areas still saw reason to prevent women’s suffrage. Women...
View ArticleEstranged bedfellows?: JI accuses PTI of mass rigging in LG polls
BATKHELA / PESHAWAR: Before heading into local government polls, the coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa seemed to be a water-tight unit. However, that no longer appeared to be the case on...
View ArticleAll guns blazing: Tripartite alliance calls for dismissal of PTI-led govt
PESHAWAR: As the dust settled on the May 30 local government election shenanigans, the tripartite alliance of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s political parties has come out guns blazing and called for...
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Either my way or the highway: Tripartite alliance opts out of govt APC today
PESHAWAR: The week began with the government trying to lure the opposition to the all parties conference (APC) (scheduled for Tuesday) but facing a curt response from the tripartite alliance; a...
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Confrontation course? Peshawar likely to shut down over LG rigging today
PESHAWAR: The provincial capital will be caught in the middle of the fallout between politicians as the government’s last ditch efforts to woo opposition parties into negotiations failed. The city is...
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