Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Kundi Says Bilawal Bhutto to become PM soon

Kundi

MIANWALI: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi expressed confidence that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), will soon become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Speaking at a workers’ gathering at the PPP Secretariat in Mianwali, Kundi said that the time is near when Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would lead the country … Read more

Punjab CM pays homage to Kashmiri people

Punjab CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz paid homage to Kashmiri people who were rendering sacrifices for their right to self-determination. In her message issued here on Kashmir Solidarity Day, she said, “Salute to unarmed Kashmiri who are  bravely facing atrocious tyranny inflicted by the Indian army for the many decades.” She urged the United Nations … Read more

Kundi calls for action against PTI workers involved in vandalism  

Kundi

ISLAMABAD: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi said that the federal government should take action against those who were involved in vandalism during yesterday’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s public meeting.

Speaking to the media after inauguration of `Artisans at Work Exhibition’ at Centaurus Mall, Faisal Kundi emphasized that everyone should abide constitution and law saying, “I will abide by the law as long as I am in power ”.

Criticizing the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, Governor KP said that the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is having more ministries contrary to the law which says that the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister cannot hold more than five ministries.

He said that the writ of state is being challenged in the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while majority of the incidents of terrorism are happening in Chief Minister’s own district.

“Either the Chief Minister should have courage to take action or he may be bracketed with those who are involved in terrorism”, he said.

Expressing concerns over deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Governor KP said that the terrorism and extortion are on the rise in the province.

Considering such situation, he will ask the Prime Minister and Interior Minister to call an emergency meeting on the situation of KP soon, Faisal Kundi said.

Faisal Kundi said that the Chief Minister with a two-third majority should take a vote of confidence from the Provincial Assembly.

He also called for speedy trial of the May 9 accused and said that there should be no exception for those who do not follow the constitution of the country.

“Even the enemies of the country cannot do what happened on May 9 and how the military installations were targeted”, he said.

Earlier, the Governor KP visited the exhibition and praised the work of artisans and crafters for showcasing their live skills for the visitors and general public.

The exhibition included stalls of unique types of embroidery, block printing, truck art, hand printing, knitting, fancy products, weaving, pottery, khaadi work and other arts and crafts.

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KP Governor assures support to transgenders in resolution of problems

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PESHAWAR: A delegation of transgender met Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Haji Ghulam Ali at Governor House.

In the meeting with the governor, the transgender delegation informed the community about the problems and also put their demands before the governor.

The delegation demanded that cemetery space should be allocated for transgenders in the city and the scholars should agree to conduct our funerals.

On the demands of the delegation, the governor said that it is very important to solve the issues of graveyard and funeral for transgenders. Governor assured that he will raise the issues of transgenders with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the federal government.

The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assured the delegation that he will personally distribute Ramadan packages among the transgenders immediately and the transgenders will be given technical education to enable them to earn livelihood in the society.

Governor Ghulam Ali said that there are highly educated people among transgenders and he was very happy to see that.

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Resignation of 25 members of KP caretaker cabinet approved

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  • The Governor accepted resignations of 25 members.
  • ECP issued instructions to remove cabinet members.
  • The consultations for new cabinet have been started.

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali accepted the resignations of 25 members of the caretaker cabinet of the province.

According to the announcement, the governor accepted the resignations of 14 ministers, 11 advisers, and special assistants.

The statement said that former caretaker ministers Shahid Khattak and Adnan Jalil have already resigned.

The Election Commission of Pakistan had issued instructions to remove the cabinet members for having political affiliation, after which caretaker chief minister Azam Khan asked for the resignation of all the cabinet members.

On the other hand, consultations for the new cabinet have been started. Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan has started contacts in this regard and the names are being reviewed.

According to sources, the new cabinet is likely to consist of technocrats and the new cabinet will be kept short.

Earlier,  20 cabinet ministers resigned on the instructions of the Election Commission of Pakistan. Among the members are Masood Shah, Abdul Halim, Irshad Qaiser, Muhammad Ali Shah, Hidayat Ullah, Salma Begum, Riaz Anwar, Pir Haroon Shah, Shiraz Akram, Malik Maher Elahi, Hamid Shah, Bakht Nawaz, Haji Ghafran, Fazal Elahi, Taj Muhammad. , Zahidullah, Zafar Mehmood, and Rehmat Salam Khattak were included.

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ECP invites KP Governor for final consultation on March 14

ECP invites
  • KP Governor House has received the invitation letter.
  • The letter invited KP Governor to arrive at ECP Secretariat.
  • A final consultation will be held between  Governor and CEC.

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has invited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on March 14 for consultation on date for holding election in province.

According to details, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor House has received the invitation letter written by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for consultation.

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KP Governor invites ECP officials for consultation on election date

KP Governor

KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali invited ECP officials They will discuss the date for elections in the province He said the Supreme Court’s orders will be implemented PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali has invited officials from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to finalize a date for the general elections in the province. … Read more

KP Governor discusses political issues with President Alvi

KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali called on President Dr Arif Alvi They discussed political issues including the election date SC will announce verdict on Punjab, KP polls tomorrow ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali called on President Dr Arif Alvi and discussed a wide range of political issues. During the meeting, the president … Read more

ECP responds to another letter of President  

ECP
  • ECP meeting will be held on February 20.
  • ECP cannot participate in consultation with President.
  • ECP cannot fix the date of election by itself.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has responded to another letter of President Dr. Arif Alvi.

According to the details, the meeting of the Election Commission regarding the elections of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab will be held on February 20.

The Election Commission wrote in its reply that ECP cannot participate in the consultation with the President, the final decision to participate in the consultation will be made in the meeting on Monday.

The Secretary has sent the reply from the Election Commission to the President.

The President called the Election Commission for consultation under Section 57 of the Election Act.

In response, the Election Commission also said that the ECP cannot fix the date of election by itself, according to the constitution, the poll day of the provincial assembly will be given by the governor.

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Court serves notice to ECP, Govt on PTI’s petition seeking polls date

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  • PTI moved PHC for elections in the province within 90 days.
  • PHC bench heard the PTI’s plea seeking election date.
  • Court ordered ECP and others to submit reply on Feb 14.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) served notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan and the caretaker provincial government on Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s plea seeking election within 90 days after the dissolution of the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Assembly.

Earlier, KP Assembly was dissolved on January 18 after Governor Haji Ghulam Ali signed the advice for the dissolution of the provincial assembly sent to him by the then Chief Minister Mahmood Khan a day ago.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf moved PHC for elections in the province within 90 days of the dissolution of the assembly.

PTI in its plea said as per the constitution, elections are to be held within 90 days but the KP governor has so far not given any date, citing law and order issues.

The governor said elections cannot be held due to the law and order situation, Moazzam But said and asked when the situation is not favorable how come by-elections on 33 seats are being?

The PHC bench comprising Justice SM Atique Shah and Justice Ishtaique Ibrahim remarked elections should be held within 90 as per the law.

Advocate General Aamir Javed in his remarks before the court said the governor can consult with the ECP for 36 days and added PTI filed the plea in haste.

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Governor KP administers oath to 15 ministers of interim cabinet  

Governor KP
  • Governor approved the interim cabinet under Article 224(1A).
  • The ministers were sworn in at a ceremony at the governor’s house.
  • The portfolios of the cabinet members have yet not been announced.

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administered oath to 15 ministers of the interim cabinet.

According to a notification issued by the Administrative Department of the KP government, the governor has approved the interim cabinet under Article 224(1A) of the Constitution.

The ministers who took the oath today include Barrister Sanwal Nazir, Bakht Nawaz , former inspector general (IG) Syed Masood Shah,  Fazal Elahi, Adnan Jalil, Shafi Ullah Khan, Shahid Khan Khattak, Haji Ghufran, Khushdil Khan Malik, Taj Muhammad Afridi, Muhammad Ali Shah, Justice (retd) Irshad Qaiser, Manzoor Khan Afridi, Abdul Haleem Qasuriya, and Hamid Shah.

The ministers were sworn in at a ceremony at the governor’s house. The portfolios of the interim cabinet members have yet not been announced.

On other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former provincial finance minister Taimur Jhagra has raised objections over the newly-appointed interim cabinet.

In his twitter message, Taimur Jhagra said sadly, this looks like a PDM cabinet.

Earlier, the KP government and the opposition, in a surprising development, reached an agreement on the name of the interim chief minister in the province.

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ECP proposes dates for elections in Punjab, KP

ECP proposes
  • ECP written letter to the Governor Punjab and KP.
  • ECP is bound to hold elections within 90 days.
  • Elections in Punjab must be held before April 13.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed dates for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Election Commission has written a letter to the Governor of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the matter of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In the letter written by the Election Commission, it was said that the Punjab Assembly was dissolved on January 14. In case of dissolution of the Assembly, the Election Commission is bound to hold elections within 90 days.

According to the text of the letter, it is the constitutional authority of the Governor to announce the date of elections under Article 105, but consultation with the Election Commission is necessary for the date of the elections.

The letter said that the elections in Punjab must be held before April 13, the dates for the elections in Punjab are from April 9 to 13. Governor Punjab should announce the date between April 09 to 13 for the election.

The Election Commission said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was dissolved on January 18. The date for elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is proposed to be April 15 to 17.

The letter further said that the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should announce the election date from April 15 to 17.

The Election Commission will conduct the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly elections in April, while the Punjab and KP assembly elections will increase expenses by more than Rs 15 billion.

Sources said, “If Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab elections are held before the general elections, the expenses will increase by Rs 20 billion.”

On the other hand, on the issue of elections of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, the federal government is considering not to hold the elections of the provincial assemblies until the results of the new census.

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KP Governor dissolves assembly, signs summary sent by CM Mahmood Khan

KP Assembly CM

KP assembly dissolved as governor signed the summary CM KP sent the summary regarding dissolution last night CM Mahmood Khan will consult opposition for caretaker PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has been dissolved as Governor KP Haji Ghulam Ali signed the summary sent to him by Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan yesterday. As per details, … Read more

Few hours to selection of caretaker CM Punjab

caretaker CM

Few hours left to decide the name of caretaker CM Punjab No name has been finalized so far CM Punjab sent three names to the governor LAHORE: A few hours have been left for consultations over the selection of the name for the caretaker chief minister (CM) Punjab as the constitutional time for the deliberation … Read more

Governor likely to dissolve Punjab assembly tonight: Sources

Caretaker CM selection

Governor to dissolve Punjab assembly tonight, sources Baligh-ur-Rehman likely to sign summary Summary was sent to him yesterday by CM Punjab LAHORE: Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman has concluded the consultations with legal experts over the issue of Punjab Assembly dissolution and is likely to sign the summary today, BOL News cited sources. The sources in know … Read more

Governor KP rejects bill on use of official helicopter

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Governor KP rejected bill on use of official helicopter He said use by unauthorized persons is a crime KP Assembly passed bill allowing use of official helicopter PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor has returned the bill regarding the use of a helicopter by prominent officials of the provincial government. Governor KP Haji Ghulam Ali sent back … Read more

PML-N withdraws no confidence motion against CM Punjab

CM Punjab Pervaiz

PML-N takes back no-confidence against CM Punjab the development came after the denotification ‘Only’ the motion against chief minister was withdrawn LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) takes back the no-confidence move against CM Punjab Pervaiz Elahi. The development came after the denotification of the CM by Governor Punjab. PML-N leader Khalil Tahir Sandhu said, “The … Read more

CM denotified: PTI terms it unconstitutional, slams Governor Punjab

CM Punjab PTI

PTI leaders slammed Governor for denotifying CM Punjab Governor denotified CM late night yesterday PTI rejected the development terming it unconstitutional LAHORE: Following the denotification of Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Pervaiz Elahi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders popped up in support of him and labelled the move unconstitutional. Pertinently, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman has denotified Chief … Read more

Pervaiz Elahi no more CM Punjab, says Rana Sanaullah

Peshawar

Rana Sanaullah said Pervaiz Elahi is no more CM Punjab He while that a notification will be issued today He also hints at Hamza Shehbaz taking over LAHORE: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Thursday that Pervaiz Elahi is no more the Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab constitutionally as he failed to take the vote of … Read more

Haji Ghulam Ali takes oath as Governor KP

Governor KP

PESHAWAR: Haji Ghulam Ali has been sworn in as the new Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The JUI-F stalwart took oath of office in a ceremony held at the Governor House. Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Qaiser Rashid Khan administered oath to the new governor. Earlier today, President Dr Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Haji … Read more

Kari Lake loses race for governorship in Arizona

kari lake

Kari Lake embraced President Trump’s baseless charges of voter fraud. Arizona is a battleground state and will play a key role in the 2024 presidential election. Republicans gained ground in the House of Representatives. Kari Lake, who embraced former President Trump’s baseless charges of voter fraud in 2020, lost her attempt to become Arizona’s next … Read more

Virginia governor wants to reduce protections for transgender students

Virginia

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration issues new model policies for transgender students. They roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements. Policy is subject to a 30-day public comment period that opens later this month. The administration of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for transgender students, issuing guidance to school … Read more

Jameel Ahmad appointed as SBP Governor

SBP Governor

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Mr Jameel Ahmad as the new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). He was previously serving as the central bank’s deputy governor since October 2018. A notification has been issued in this regard on the appointment of Jameel Ahmad for a period of five years. “In exercise … Read more

Syed Mehdi Shah appointed as Gilgit-Baltistan Governor

Gilgit-Baltistan Governor

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday approved the appointment of Syed Mehdi Shah as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. The president gave the approval on the advice of the prime minister in line with Section 33(3) of the Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018. President Alvi accepted the resignation of Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on June 24, … Read more

Governor Hochul has directed the New York State Police to establish a new squad 

Following the deadly shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo over the weekend, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul launched a strategy to “fight domestic terrorism” and probe violent extremism online. “NEW: We’re putting out a comprehensive strategy to combat domestic terrorism, reform state gun regulations, and look into social media sites that promote violent extremism. … Read more

Over 40 bodies found under east Ukraine building: officials

Ukraine

Rescuers discovered the bodies of 44 civilians under the rubble of a destroyed building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Izyum, which is now under Russian control, on Tuesday, according to the regional governor. “The bodies of 44 civilians were found in Izyum under the rubble of a five-storey building which was destroyed by the … Read more

Five dead in wind-whipped Siberia fires

Siberia

Several fires broke out in southern Siberia on Saturday, affecting over 200 buildings and killed at least five people, according to local officials who issued a state of emergency. The flames in the Krasnoyarsk region extended to some sawmills and a children’s playground, according to the regional emergency ministry on Telegram. Regional governor Alexandre Uss … Read more