PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to administer the oath of office to the newly elected chief minister, Sohail Afridi, by 4 pm on Wednesday, amid a deepening constitutional tangle over the resignation of his predecessor that has left the province in administrative limbo.
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PTI moves court after governor questions Gandapur exit, holding up Afridi’s oath
PESHAWAR: A political crisis deepened in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday as the newly elected chief minister, Sohail Afridi, awaited his swearing-in amid a boycott by opposition parties and a governor’s rejection of his predecessor’s resignation over disputed signatures.
PTI installs new KP chief minister amid dispute over predecessor’s resignation
PESHAWAR: Lawmakers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province elected Sohail Afridi, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, as the new chief minister on Monday, handing him 90 votes in a 145-seat assembly session disrupted by an opposition walkout and clouded by questions over the resignation of his predecessor, Ali Amin Gandapur.
Pakistan warns Kabul of ‘befitting response’ to further provocations
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office issued a stern warning on Sunday that any further aggression from Afghanistan would prompt an “unwavering and befitting response,” escalating tensions after a night of fierce border clashes that left 23 Pakistani troops dead and, according to military accounts, resulted in the deaths of 200 Taliban fighters and affiliated militants.
Pakistan slams Afghan Muttaqi’s India comments, accuses Kabul of deflecting on terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday sharply criticised Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, for comments made during a visit to India, accusing him of deflecting responsibility for terrorism and failing to uphold obligations for regional peace.
Six policemen killed in militants’ assault on training school in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least six policemen, including trainees, were killed and 13 others, including a civilian, were wounded late Friday when militants assaulted a police training school in northwestern Pakistan, in a brazen attack that security forces repelled after hours of fierce combat, military and police officials said on Saturday.
Security forces kill 30 terrorists linked to attack that left 11 soldiers dead – military
ISLAMABAD Security forces killed 30 militants linked to a deadly ambush earlier this week that left 11 soldiers dead, including two officers, in a targeted operation aimed at rooting out what the military described as “India-sponsored” insurgents in the restive northwest, the army’s media wing said o Friday.
Rift between ruling allies appears to ease after Zardari brokers peace talks
ISLAMABAD: After weeks of escalating tensions between ruling coalition partners, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), senior leaders from both sides agreed early Thursday to halt their public exchanges of criticism.
Imran Khan orders KP CM Gandapur to resign as PTI rift deepens and terror attacks rise
ISLAMABAD: Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said on Wednesday he would resign from his post on the orders of Imran Khan, the imprisoned founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who has tapped provincial assembly member Sohail Afridi as his successor.
Zardari asks Naqvi to defuse rift between PML-N and PPP as coalition strain grows
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has directed Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to mediate between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its key ally, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), amid a deepening rift that threatens the stability of the coalition government, local media reported on Tuesday.