Opposition members alleged that the government wanted to deprive the women and minority members, elected on reserved seats and notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan, of voting in the Senate polls scheduled to be held in April.
The advisor to KP Chief Minister on Information, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif asked the Punjab government to hand over Khan to the KP government if it was "unable to provide security" to the incarcerated former prime minister, who is held at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
Sources revealed that the meeting between Gandapur and the former prime minister lasted approximately 30 minutes, during which they discussed the current political landscape of the country.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Ali Amin Gandapur, held a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday and stressed the need for political engagement with incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, The News International reported.
Addressing the party's protest demonstration in the state capital, PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat said they would approach the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad to seek permission for the gathering.
According to the report, the election watchdog on Sunday issued a notification saying that the ECP Director General Training Saeed Gul will be the Returning Officer (RO) in the federal capital, whereas provincial election commissioners Aijaz Anwar Chohan, Sharifullah, Shamshad Khan, and Muha
At least two people were killed while one more sustained injuries in a blast near the Board Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Peshawar early Sunday morning, Dawn reported citing officials.
Ten terrorists were killed by Pakistan security forces in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, reported Dawn.
Two traffic police officers were killed in a firing incident in Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Thursday, according to ARY News.
Speaking to reporters at the Peshawar Press Club on Saturday, PML-N provincial president Amir Muqam said that the PTI workers, who were involved in the incident, also chanted slogans and used derogatory language against the woman lawmaker.