KP Assembly passes condemnation resolution against blasphemous caricatures on August 31, 2018As anti-blasphemous protests continue to boil in parts of Pakistan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution, condemning the planned competition of blasphemous cartoons in Netherlands. Moved by Fazl Elahi of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the joint resolution has signatures of other MPAs of the party including Fazl Shakoor, Asif […]
Jirga in Wana agrees to slash role of notorious aman committees on August 29, 2018ISLAMABAD: In a major development in South Waziristan, aman committees have been barred from performing security duties in Wana, the headquarter of the tribal district. The decision was taken at a jirga on Tuesday, in view of repeated complaints of highhandedness by these committees. Ahmadzai Wazir tribe representatives and the deputy commissioner of South Waziristan […]
KP CM faces daunting challenges in party, province on August 29, 2018Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) new Chief Minister Mahmood Khan transferred to his personal bank account Rs1.8 million from the discretionary funds allocated for the Sports Ministry in 2014. During the course of an inquiry subsequently held by a committee formed by the provincial government itself, Mahmood claimed that funds were transferred mistakenly, and was, therefore, ‘exonerated’ […]
Miranshah sit-in ends as authorities agree to investigate fatal shooting on August 27, 2018A sit-in underway in a remote North Waziristan village since Friday to protest the killing of two unarmed civilians allegedly at the hands of security personnel ended early on Sunday morning, following assurances by the authorities that no untoward incident would take place in future. Speaking to the gathering before the sit-in was called off, […]
Salahuddin Mehsud to assume charge of KP IG on August 19, 2018Salahuddin Khan Mehsud has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) following the oath-taking ceremony of the new Prime Minister Imran Khan. In his exclusive talk to Daily Times, a senior member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who wished to go unnamed, said that Salahuddin Mehsud has been selected […]
Mahmood Khan sworn in as KP CM on August 18, 2018Mahmood Khan, the newly elected chief minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on Friday took oath of his office in a remarkable ceremony at Governor House Peshawar. Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra administered the oath to the new chief minister who became the 22nd leader of the House. The ceremony was attended by lawmakers, bureaucrats, civil […]
PTI elects second CM in a row on August 17, 2018The Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly made history on Thursday as it elected a chief minister (CM) from a political party twice in a row after almost four decades. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Mahmud Khan got elected as the 22nd CM of the province in a one-sided contest, securing 77 votes against 33 of Mian Nisar Gul […]
PTI clinches speaker, deputy speaker posts on August 16, 2018Mushtaq Ghani and Mehmood Jan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were elected and sworn in as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly speaker and deputy speaker, respectively, on Wednesday. Ghani bagged 81 votes against Awami National Party’s Laiq Muhammad Khan, who secured 27 votes out of a total of 108 votes polled. Mehmood Jan received 78 […]
FDMA disburses Rs 14 billion for rehabilitation in FATA on August 16, 2018ISLAMABAD: FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has disbursed Rs. 14.36 billion for the renovation of the damaged houses, affected in the military operation against terrorists in the region. FDMA spokesperson, Ihsan Dawar told Daily Times that almost 83,100 houses were affected during the operation in the war-torn area. He said that out of total damaged […]
KP Assembly members sworn in on August 14, 2018PESHAWAR: In a packed session on Monday, 111 newly-elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly took oath for the next five-year term of the House. With stringent security measures put in place at the Assembly’s premises, Sardar Aurangzeb Nalotha, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA, administered the oath. He was nominated for the task […]