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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sets Nov. 12 Peace Jirga at Provincial Assembly

Organizers seek a cross-party consensus on a unified security roadmap.

Overview

  • The PTI-led provincial government scheduled the session for 11 a.m. in the KP Assembly hall following a leadership huddle co-chaired by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and PTI KP president Junaid Akbar.
  • Invitations target heads and office-bearers of all provincial parties plus representatives from civil society and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Association.
  • Chief Minister Afridi plans consultations with former governors and former chief ministers to bring their input to the forum.
  • A joint declaration laying out steps to restore peace is expected at the close of the jirga.
  • The push follows fresh security incidents, including the killing of a JUI-F provincial council member in Charsadda and counterterror operations reported in Balochistan.