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Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has categorically rejected the federal government's committee on merged districts, led by Federal Minister Amir Muqam, calling it in violation of the Constitution of Pakistan. The party also strongly opposed any possible military operation or efforts to reverse the merger of the tribal areas under the pretext...

Members-elect on reserved seats in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have formally requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to intervene and facilitate their oath-taking process, as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly has allegedly refused to administer the oath. In their written application to the ECP, the members have urged the...

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has deferred the hearing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Senator Azam Swati's petition seeking removal of his name from the Passport Control List and permission to travel abroad. A two-member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal adjourned the case until July...

Maulana Khan Zeb, a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and former National Assembly candidate from Bajaur, was tragically shot dead by unidentified assailants at Shindai Mor, just a few steps from the headquarters of Khar Tehsil, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. The attack also claimed the life of his police security...

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday clarified that there is no intention to bring a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, stating that if the opposition gains a majority, it would be within their constitutional right to do so. Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the newly...

A high-level meeting chaired by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur was held at the Chief Minister's House to review the law and order situation in the merged districts, with a special focus on the restive North and South Waziristan. During the meeting, it was decided to develop a...

President of the Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, has said that the ANP firmly stands with every voice raised for peace and stability in the merged districts. Speaking to the media, he questioned the rationale behind any new military operation in the region when the people of...

The political threat looming over Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur's government appears to have diminished significantly after 22 out of 35 independent members in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly aligned themselves with the treasury benches. Among these independents, 11 are already part of the provincial cabinet, while nine others have been appointed...

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Abbottabad on Wednesday successfully thwarted a disturbing case involving digital blackmail, harassment, and an attempted forced marriage, arresting a man and his accomplice. According to official sources, the accused, Shan Ali, had illegally obtained private photos and videos of a woman and used...

An eight-year-old boy was beaten to death allegedly by his stepmother in the Katha area of Kot Najibullah on Tuesday. The suspect, who first thrashed and then struck the victim's head with sticks, had been taken into custody. Victim Rehan Anser was the son of Anser Hussain. His biological parents had...