PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Khan Afridi chaired a very important party meeting at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar.
The meeting, which was attended by party leaders and members of the provincial assembly, was mainly concerned with different national and provincial issues such as the political situation in the country at the moment, street protests, the release of Imran Khan, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, and the overall law and order situation in the province.
The meeting went into the political situation in the country in great detail and the measures to be adopted for the coming street protests as well as the security issues. Additionally, it touched upon the present legal position and the release of Imran Khan, the leader of PTI.
The meeting had among its key persons the provincial president Junaid Akbar Khan, the provincial general secretary Ali Asghar, the provincial minister for local government and higher education Meena Khan Afridi, the special assistant for information Shafiullah Jan, member of the national assembly MNA Atif Khan, former speaker and MNA Asad Qaiser, MNA Shahram Khan Tarakai, senator Noorul Haq Qadri, MNA Malik Anwar Taj, MNA Sher Ali Arbab, and former provincial minister Taimoor Jhagra.
The meeting came to an end with a consensus to deal with the worries expressed concerning the political and security problems experienced by the province and the country.
One-month deadline set for completion of pending driving licenses in KP
The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has ordered the provincial department to complete the printing of more than 117,000 driving license cards that were pending.
The Transport Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has prepared a schedule for the printing of driving license cards according to districts. As per the announcement, the concerned departments have been ordered to deliver the cards on time as per the decided dates.
The processing of driving license cards in the Hazara Division is scheduled to be done in the very first week of January 2026. The licenses are expected to be transferred to Malakand Division’s Swat, Dir, and Buner by around the middle of 2026 January. Mardan Division and Dera Ismail Khan Division will also wrap up the license distribution process by January 30, 2026.
Kohat Division is foreseen to have the issuance of driving licenses completed by the end of January 29, 2026, while Bannu Division will have the issuance done by January 30, 2026. The certificates are meanwhile going to be distributed in Mardan and Dera Ismail Khan Divisions as well by January 30, 2026.
Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister, reiterated that the government’s commitment to the provision of public services is unflinching and any oversight in the performance of these tasks will be severely dealt with.
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