KP leaders unite in historic jirga to tackle terrorism and restore peace
Peshawar – Political leaders, civil society representatives, and security officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) gathered at the provincial assembly in a historic peace jirga. They discussed long-standing security challenges and aimed to promote sustainable peace. KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem said participants set aside political affiliations to focus solely on the people’s welfare. Saleem recalled […]
Local Government In Pakistan Has Failed — Here’s The Real Reason Why
Local government in Pakistan is not a new idea. Its foundation was laid in the colonial era, when the British introduced a system to address local problems through limited devolved powers. Since independence, these institutions have taken different forms under democratic and authoritarian regimes, sometimes functioning, often faltering. A decisive turn came during General Zia-ul-Haq’s […]
ANP’s National Peace Jirga Calls for Judicial Probe, Peace Talks Amid Rising Insecurity In KP
ANP’s National Peace Jirga Calls for Judicial Probe, Peace Talks Amid Rising Insecurity In KP
Aimal Wali Khan seeks judicial probe into Maulana Khan Zaib’s killing in Bajaur
PESHAWAR – Awami National Party (ANP) leader Aimal Wali Khan accused the state of orchestrating the killing of religious scholar Maulana Khan Zaib in Bajaur. He said a death squad carried out the assassination in broad daylight and fled using routes where all CCTV cameras had vanished. At a press conference in Peshawar, Aimal Wali […]
Samar Bilour Submits Nomination Papers for Reserved NA seats
PESHAWAR – Samar Haroon Bilour, a former Awami National Party (ANP) leader who recently joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), submitted her nomination papers on Thursday for one of the two vacant women’s reserved seats in the National Assembly. She filed her papers at the Election Commission’s office in Peshawar, alongside the wife of former […]
Samar Haroon Bilour joins PML-N
PESHAWAR – In a major political shift, Samar Haroon Bilour, a prominent Awami National Party (ANP) leader and widow of martyred politician Haroon Bashir Bilour, has announced her decision to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Sources say the PML-N promised Samar Haroon Bilour a reserved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly seat, and they are likely […]