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'The elections are going to be partial'
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP), forced to campaign in secret after repeatedly being targeted through gun and bomb attacks, burst at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) raising question...
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Elections will not be impartial: Mian Iftikhar
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party’s central leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that the failure of the Election Commission of Pakistan and the caretaker government to prevent attacks on his party’s...
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Election arena: In Swabi, nationalist politics and electoral alliances collide
PESHAWAR: Electioneering in Swabi is marked by alliances on one hand, and strong nationalistic politics spurring support for the Awami National Party (ANP), on the other. Swabi is one of...
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Campaign talk: Nawaz promises Hazara province
PESHAWAR / SWABI / HARIPUR: Chief of his own faction of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Nawaz Sharif promised on Tuesday to fulfill all demands of the people of Hazara by forming a separate province for...
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s strongest candidates prove themselves today
PESHAWAR: NA-1 NA- 1 Peshawar-I constituency is one of the most important constituencies in the country with Imran Khan and Awami National Party (ANP) central leader Ghulam Ahmad Bilour contesting...
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Tribal tradition: Upper Dir elders, parties bar female voters
MINGORA / PESHAWAR: Unable to break away from the shackles of tribal traditions, women in certain parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have been barred from voting today by a unanimous decision of local...
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Government terms polls a success, voters vexed over mismanagement
PESHAWAR: With special thanks offered to the Pakistan Army for their cooperation, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) caretaker government on Saturday breathed a sigh of relief after successfully conducting...
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Women participation: Voting in the shadow of dreams
Women across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) were expected to be a tentative swing vote. And in the face of blatant and frequent threats from the Taliban, women still showed up – even in areas considered...
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Changing political landscape: K-P’s desire for change allows another party to...
PESHAWAR: While the Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are temporarily wiped out in the province, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) too missed out on securing a strong...
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Positive sportsmanship: We openheartedly accept PTI’s mandate in K-P, says...
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) stance on allowing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to form a new government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has tainted Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s...
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Escalating politics: PML-N mulls replacing K-P governor
PESHAWAR: After the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) comprehensive victory on May 11, debates have started over Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Shaukatullah Khan’s replacement. Almost all of...
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Expressing reservations: Executive clerical staff of PESCO boycotts CBA...
PESHAWAR: The executive clerical staff (ECS) of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) on Tuesday announced they will boycott elections for the Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) across the...
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Strong-armed: Merit remains non-existent in secretariat appointments
PESHAWAR: Official promotions are carried out sans rules in Civil Secretariat, The Express Tribune learnt on Wednesday. The 2007 Provincial Management Rules (PMS) are not implemented in letter and...
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Forming alliances: Two independents join PTI in hope of new province
PESHAWAR: Expressing hopes for the creation of a separate Hazara province, two independent MPA-elects from the region joined the ranks of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday. The party has...
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Money matters: New K-P government to present full budget
PESHAWAR: With the government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) all set to assume power in the next few days, a complete budget for the next fiscal year is expected as opposed to earlier indications of an...
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Providing opportunities: Job fair caters to city’s IT students
PESHAWAR: Hundreds of students thronged to an information technology (IT) job fair held at Deans Trade Centre Peshawar on Tuesday. A large number of students with backgrounds in various fields turned...
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Bring it on : Coalition govt set to tackle challenges in tandem
PESHAWAR: The new government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) reiterated on Wednesday that law and order, corruption and power outages were the most serious challenges it needed to resolve. Speaking at a...
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On the verge: In K-P, PML-N poised to take opposition leader slot
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is likely to get the Leader of the Opposition slot in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly. After political vicissitudes placed the Pakistan...
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Khattak sworn in as 26th chief minister of K-P
PESHAWAR: Pervaiz Khattak was sworn in as the 26th chief minister (CM) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Friday at the Governor House. K-P Governor Shaukatullah Khan administered the oath to the...
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Gender equality?: ‘Society not ready to accept women in politics’
PESHAWAR: Claiming women’s political participation in the future was at risk, female political leaders and former MPAs say society has yet to accept women in politics. These comments were made during...
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