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Punjab PTI MPAs oppose assembly’s immediate dissolution

By Zeeshan Bakhsh in The News, Dec 02, 2022LAHORE: Several Punjab lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PTI have advised the party’s Chairman Imran Khan against dissolving the provincial assembly immediately, Geo News reported on Thursday quoting sources. The development came after the party’s high-level committee submitted a report in relation to the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly to Khan, sources said. The lawmakers advised the PTI chief not to immediately dissolve the assembly, citing…

Two terror suspects arrested: police

by Munawer Azeem in Dawn, October 21st, 2022ISLAMABAD: Two suspects allegedly affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested and explosives, detonators and other materials were recovered from them, police claimed on Thursday. The police said the suspects were produced in court from where they were given in police custody on a week’s physical remand. The arrest was made by a surveillance team of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in response to tip given by…

KP govt distances itself from talks with Taliban

by Fazal Khaliq in Dawn, October 20th, 2022SWAT: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif said here on Wednesday that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had nothing to do with the negotiations with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Addressing a news conference at Swat Press Club during his visit to the district, he said that he was a representative of the state of Pakistan in the negotiations, facilitated by the Afghan Taliban government. He said…

Centre to help KP curb terrorism amid alarm over TTP acts

Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 13th, 2022• Two PTI members of PM’s steering committee on peace skip meeting• Rana Sana takes on provincial govt over march support• Imran says Swat situation a matter for Centre ISLAMABAD: Amidst the growing concern over a surge in activities of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Prime Minister’s Steering Committee on Peace on Wednesday decided to fully assist the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in curbing terrorist activities in the…