Imran to form govt in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
15 May 2013 7:57 AM IST
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e- Insaf is set to form government in the militancy-hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province with the backing of the Jamaat-e-Islami while the PML-N and several smaller parties are expected to form a coalition in the restive Balochistan province.
The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf emerged the single largest party in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa by bagging 35 of the 99 directly elected seats far short of a simple majority.-
The Jamaat-e-Islami, which won seven seats, announced last night it would back Imran Khans partys efforts to from government in the province affected by years of Taliban violence.
The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf named senior leader Pervez Khattak as its choice for the post of Chief Minister of the crucial province.
The party is also holding talks with former federal minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao’s Qaumi Watan Party, which bagged seven seats, to join the government.
During his campaign in the northwest, Imran Khan promised to pull Pakistan out of the US-led war on terror and to shoot down CIA-operated drones that carry out attacks in the tribal belt.
He will be hard pressed to deliver on such promises as the federal government, to be formed by the PML-N, is expected to take a more pragmatic approach to ties with the US.
In the militancy-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, the PML-N, the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and the National Party emerged as the three main parties in a fractured political landscape.
They are now expected to form a coalition.
The PML-N and PMAP bagged nine seats each out of the 51 directly elected seats in the Balochistan Assembly while the National Party won six seats. After the allotment of reserved seats for women and non-Muslims, the combined strength of the three parties will enable them to form government.
Maulana Fazlur Rehmans Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam too bagged six seats
The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf emerged the single largest party in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa by bagging 35 of the 99 directly elected seats far short of a simple majority.-
The Jamaat-e-Islami, which won seven seats, announced last night it would back Imran Khans partys efforts to from government in the province affected by years of Taliban violence.
The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf named senior leader Pervez Khattak as its choice for the post of Chief Minister of the crucial province.
The party is also holding talks with former federal minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao’s Qaumi Watan Party, which bagged seven seats, to join the government.
During his campaign in the northwest, Imran Khan promised to pull Pakistan out of the US-led war on terror and to shoot down CIA-operated drones that carry out attacks in the tribal belt.
He will be hard pressed to deliver on such promises as the federal government, to be formed by the PML-N, is expected to take a more pragmatic approach to ties with the US.
In the militancy-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, the PML-N, the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and the National Party emerged as the three main parties in a fractured political landscape.
They are now expected to form a coalition.
The PML-N and PMAP bagged nine seats each out of the 51 directly elected seats in the Balochistan Assembly while the National Party won six seats. After the allotment of reserved seats for women and non-Muslims, the combined strength of the three parties will enable them to form government.
Maulana Fazlur Rehmans Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam too bagged six seats
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