PESHAWAR: The cabinet of Khyber Pakthunkhwa initially comprising 15 ministers took oath on Wednesday. Khyber Pakthunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali administered the oath to the minister at the Governor House in the presence of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur abd others. Earlier, the names of the 15 ministers were proposed and the chief minister got approval […]
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: MNA Abdul Latif of Chitral on Wednesday demanded that the chief election commissioner, Sikendar Sultan Raja, should resign after failing to conduct free and fair elections in the country. Speaking at a press conference here, the PTI MNA said that the failure of the election commission in its primary responsibility had also
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to promote financial literacy among students in federal educational institutions. SECP Chairman Akif Saeed and the Special Secretary Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani signed the
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MANSEHRA: Child brides make up half of women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who suffer from psychological and physical health issues, according to an expert here. Such women are provided counselling and healthcare in two districts of Hazara Division, but these services should be extended to other areas as well, Dr Lubna of the Adolescent Sexual and
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ISLAMABAD: Prominent banker Sultan Ali Allana expressed his inability to accept the new government\’s offer of joining the cabinet as finance minister due to his preoccupation. According to media reports, Allana, the chairman of HBL, was the first choice of the new government for the key post because of his experience and expertise in handling
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ISLAMABAD: Ayaz Sadiq of PML-N was on Friday elected as the 23rd speaker of the National Assembly for the second time. Sadiq was a joint candidate of the PML-N, PPP and other parties and received 199 votes against 91 of Muhammad Aamir Dogar of the Sunni Ittehad Council. The election of the speaker was held
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has announced his decision to form his own political party. Talking to media here, he said he would soon come up with the details and plan of his party. He said political parties have failed to speak and resolve public issues and remained confined to
PESHAWAR: The session of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Assembly scheduled to meet at 11am today (Wednesday) faced mismanagement and couldn\’t start on time to administer oath to the members. The members were administered oath after a delay of over three hours. Over 1,000 passes were issued to visitors against a few hundreds capacity and the unruly
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PESHAWAR: The name of MPA-elect from PK-1 Upper Chitral Suriya Bibi has been finalized for the post of deputy speaker of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa assembly. According to party sources, jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has approved Suriya Bibi as the deputy speaker of the assembly. Suriya Bibi is the only woman
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Superintendent of Police (SP) Ijaz Khan Sherpao was martyred in an encounter between police and alleged terrorists while three policemen, including a DSP, were injured early on Tuesday. The police also killed two of the terrorists. Mardan police confirmed the incident and said that the encounter took place in Katling area of
