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Voting underway for 11 senate seats in KPK Assembly

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Senate polls

PESHAWAR: Voting is underway for the 11 Senate seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with 25 candidates in the race. Members of the Assembly are currently casting their votes in the ongoing election process. Since the start of the polling, a total of 108 votes have been recorded. For general seats, Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Afridi, … Read more

KP Assembly Minority seats to be decided by Coin toss

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KP Assembly Minority seats to be decided by Coin toss

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday allocated one additional reserved seat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), according to a news source. According to the ECP’s decision, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have each secured nine reserved seats. The Pakistan People’s Party … Read more

Reserved seat winners cannot vote until oath-taking: ECP

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ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stating that the Speaker of the KP Assembly has not convened a session for the oath-taking of newly notified members. The ECP has informed the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that members elected on … Read more

Opposition needs 20 more for majority in KP Assembly

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Opposition

PESHAWAR: The opposition alliance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is now just 20 members away from securing a simple majority in the provincial assembly. Following the Supreme Court’s verdict, the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) restored the reserved seats, raising the opposition’s strength to 53 members. Meanwhile, the ruling PTI holds 92 seats in the KP Assembly. Out … Read more

KP announces 3-day mourning over Islamabad violence

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KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a three-day mourning period across the province against the violence against Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s protesters at Islamabad D Chowk.

The announcement was made during an emergency session of the KP Assembly, chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a three-day mourning from today against the brutal violence against the PTI protest in Islamabad.

Law Minister Aftab Alam while addressing the KP Assembly said that mountains of atrocities were unleashed on the peaceful protesters. The Chief Executive of province was fired directly and the PTI workers participating in the protest were driven away by vehicles.

The session of the assembly was adjourned till 7 pm today.

It should be remembered that the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had announced 10 million each for the party workers who died during the PTI protest.

Earlier, Chief Minister KP Ali Amin Gandapur whilein Mansehra said that bullets were fired directly at PTI leadership and woerks. Bushra Bibi was with him and she was also attacked. The data of thousands of workers who were affected yesterday is also coming.

He said that founder PTI Imran Khan had given a call for a peaceful protest and the dharna was continuing on his call.

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PA forms committee to probe sealing of KP House in Islamabad  

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PA forms

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has formed an 11-member parliamentary committee comprising opposition and government members to investigate the police attack on KP House Islamabad.

In the session of KP Assembly, Speaker Babar Saleem Swati said that law enforcement agencies(LEA) attacked KP House and rubber bullets were fired at people.

He said that the doors of the rooms of the Chief Minister, Speaker and Ministers were broken. He said it is not a good tradition to seal the KP House in the presence of the Magistrate.

He said that it is not a good tradition for the federal government to cut off a province from Islamabad and impose restrictions.

The speaker of the provincial assembly said that whether the federal government is forcing the people of KP to provoke, the opinion of the house should be asked. He said this is an issue of respect for this province and the House.

In the House, the opposition proposed to form a special committee to investigate the incident, on the proposal of the opposition, Law Minister Aftab Alam moved a motion to form a committee, which was unanimously approved by the House.

Munir Hussain Lughmani is the Chairperson of the Special Committee and the members include Dr Ibadullah Leader of the Opposition, Akhtar Khan MPA, Iftikhar Mashwani, Muhammad Arif, Shafiullah, Johar Muhammad, Asif Khan, Ahmad Kundi, Adnan Khan and Muhammad Nisar.

The opposition leader condemned the sealing of KP House and termed the Chief Minister’s disappearance as a self-inflicted disappearance.

Opposition leader Dr Ibadullah said that no one had taken the Chief Minister into custody and pointed out that the Chief Minister would appear in two-days.

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Peshawar to become model district for agri land use, KP Assembly told

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Peshawar to become model district for agri land use, KP Assembly told

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was informed on Friday that work on solar tube well installation scheme is in progress to boost agriculture economy in the province. Speaking in the Provincial Assembly during the question hour in Peshawar, Provincial Minister for Agriculture Sajjad Barakwal said agricultural department should inform opposition members of the house with correct … Read more

Shehbaz condemns disrespectful behavior towards Sobia Shahid in KP Assembly

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Shehbaz disrespectful behavior

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) President and Prime Ministerial candidate Shehbaz Sharif has said that members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly intimidated, threatened, and insulted lawmaker Sobia Shahid, which amounts to disrespecting Pashtun culture and traditions. Member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Sobia Shahid met Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad and paid tribute to him for the bravery of … Read more

Ali Amin Gandapur to vie for KP CM slot as independent candidate

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PESHAWAR: Ali Amin Gandapur, the nominee for chief minister slot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP), has decided to contest for KP Assembly as an as an independent.

Ali Amin Gandapur has not joined the Sunni Ittehad Council(SIC).

Talking to media, PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai confirmed that the nominated Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has not joined the Sunni Ittehad Council.

He said that Ali Amin Gandapur is currently an independent candidate and will fight for the election of the Chief Minister without any party and as an independent.

He said that Ali Amin Gandapur has also submitted papers for the provincial presidency in the intra-party election and after joining the Sunni Ittehad Council, he cannot contest the intra-party election.

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Newly elected KP Assembly members convene first meeting

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KP Assembly first meeting

Peshawar: The first meeting of the newly elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly was convened today. The meeting will be chaired by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) nominated Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur, the meeting will be held at Speaker House Peshawar at 2 p.m. However, all the newly elected members of the assembly … Read more

CM KP to send summary of assembly dissolution by evening

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CM KP summary

CM KP to send assembly dissolution summary today He also rebuffed the rumours regarding dispute He said that the news of grouping is baseless PESHAWAR: Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan said Tuesday that he will send the summary to dissolve the assembly by evening today. In a statement, KP CM rebuffed the … Read more

CM KP will send summary to dissolve assembly on Tuesday

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CM KP

CM KP Mahmood Khan said the summary will be sent on Tuesday The summary will be sent to KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali He said the PTI will return with a two-thirds majority PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan will send the summary for the dissolution of the provincial assembly on Tuesday, January … Read more

Bill to protect women against domestic violence passed in KP assembly

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KP

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly passed a bill to protect women against domestic violence. According to the details, the bill stated that the violator will be jailed for five years, while financial, mental pressure will fall under the torture over women. Moreover, District Protection Committees would be formed to ensure the protection of the women. … Read more

Bill proposing 7-year jail for acid attack culprits tabled in KP Assembly

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KP assembly

A bill has been submitted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP Assembly that proposes seven-year imprisonment for culprits involved in acid attacks. According to the details,  Member KP Assembly, Nighat Orakzai who hails from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) tabled a bill “Acid and Burn Crime Act 2020” in the provincial assembly for curbing the heinous crime … Read more

Budget 2020: KP Government to present annual budget in provincial assembly

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budget

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will present its annual budget of Rs 923 billion in the provincial assembly today. According to the details, the budget session would begin at 3 pm. Finance minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra will present the budget. The total outlay for the 2020-21 budget has been allocated Rs 923 billion, which is … Read more

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