What Political Changes Took Place In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In 2023?

Canada Global(Web News)This year, the Tehreek-e-Insaf government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ended due to the dissolution of the Assembly, while two caretaker governments were established. 23 soldiers were martyred while 27 terrorists were killed in the operation against terrorists in Darazandah area.

During the year 2023, in the month of January, the Chief Minister of the province Mehmood Khan dissolved his government on the instructions of (then) PTI Chairman Imran Khan by dissolving the Provincial Assembly, after which Azam Khan was appointed caretaker Chief Minister. was made Province In the constitutional crisis that arose in the province after his death, the governor made Justice (retd) Sidar Sheed Hussain Shah the caretaker chief minister of the province in consultation with former chief minister Mehmood Khan and opposition leader Akram Durrani.
Meanwhile, apart from the formation of Azam Khan and Arshad Hussain Shah’s cabinet, the entire caretaker cabinet was dismissed in the month of August.

In the month of January, there was a suicide blast in the police line Peshawar in which 100 people were martyred and around 150 were injured. In the meeting chaired by the caretaker chief minister in the month of February, it was said that 56,000 police and 1,500 FC personnel are needed to hold general elections.

During the two caretaker governments, efforts to get financial resources from the center continued but the province did not get the resources. The caretaker provincial government presented two four-month budgets for June to September and October to February. In the October to February budget, the province faced a deficit of 79 billion.

The caretaker provincial government spent more than Rs 20 billion on distribution of free flour to 168,000 families during the month of Ramadan. The caretaker
government has terminated the salaries of 1109 social media influencers recruited during the PTI era and stopped their salaries which were being paid at the rate of Rs 25,000 per month. . Meanwhile, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there was a rebellion within the PML-N and two former governors came into the fray, one of whom was later persuaded by Captain Safdar
. Presided over the meeting, 5 people died and 7 were injured when debris fell on containers in Torkham due to rain and landslides. 12 people were killed and 53 injured in the blasts at the CTD police station in Swat.

In response to the arrest of former PTI Chairman Imran Khan, fires broke out across the country on May 9. Radio Pakistan building in Peshawar, Swat Motorway Toll Plaza were torched, matric exams were postponed, while 7 People died and 188 were injured.
Tehreek-e-Insaaf was facing intense scrutiny due to which many of its leaders remained in hiding, arrests were also made and their court appearances continued. Former chief ministers Parvezakhtik and Mehmood Khan separated from Imran Khan and formed Tehreek-e-Insaf parliamentarians.

This year marks five years since the merger of FATA and PATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On July 11, former Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited Peshawar and distributed laptops among the students. .
The provincial manifesto for general elections was announced by ANP, PTI won the by-election of Mathura tehsil and won the seat won by JUI and got the post of chairman.
Additional Commissioner Kohat, Deputy Secretary Awqaf was arrested for abuse of authority and handed over to NAB on remand, to which a strong reaction was expressed by the Provincial Management Service.
In the same year, a measles epidemic broke out in Chitral Bala, which the Prime Minister took immediate notice of, 80,000 vacant posts in government departments were eliminated in three years,

in the new constituencies, 6 seats were reduced in the districts merged from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. By changing the constituencies, Peshawar and Hangoku were deprived of one seat each.
The Caretaker Cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved the inclusion of Khatm Nabubat Oath in marriage registration while the two-year associate degree program has been abolished in all colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Caretaker Prime Minister made his first visit to the province on October 13 and announced the formation of a committee for payment of financial dues in Peshawar.

The caretaker provincial government has launched an online government business communication web portal and e-governance to promote business activities in the province with four departments of finance, higher education, sports and IT.

 

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