On February 8, 2012, Nasim Wali Khan had her application for senator rejected by the ANP party parliamentary board. Here’s a look at the former provincial president of the ANP and the first-ever woman directly elected to Pakistan’s national parliament.

PESHAWAR: The Federal Government has agreed in principal to rename Peshawar International Airport after the name of Khudai Khidmatgar Khan Abdul Ghaffar alias Baacha Khan in recognition to his services for the Muslims of sub continent and struggle as preacher of non-violence. The jubilant President of Awami National Party Asfandyar Wali Khan announced this at [...]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday endorsed a resolution in favour of democracy originally moved by Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali Khan, DawnNews reported. Addressing the NA session, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that it was a “welcome day for democracy”. “The parliament is free to elect the leader of the house. If somebody [...]

PT Report Chitral, December 30: The First Micro Finance Bank has inaugurated its branch in the Garamchashma region of Chitral Valley. Area Manager, Amir Wali Khan, informed that FMFB, associated with the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, has been instrumental in empowerment of the ordinary people through poverty alleviation initiatives. He said that as a not-for-profit [...]