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The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Urdu: حکومتِ خیبر پختونخوا; Pashto: د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت ), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 32 districts [1] come under its authority and jurisdiction.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (/ ˌ k aɪ b ər p ə k ˈ t uː ŋ k w ə /; Pashto: خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko, Urdu: خیبر پختونخوا, pronounced [ˈxɛːbaɾ paxˈtuːnxuɑː] ⓘ; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.
May 11, 2024 · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly North-West Frontier Province, northernmost province of Pakistan. It includes the areas formerly known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which became a refuge for Afghan refugees and fighters beginning in the 1980s.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa functions under the provision of the Constitution of Pakistan (1973). The Province has a Provincial Assembly with 124 elected members, constituent of 99 Regular seats, 22 seats reserved for Women and 3 seats for Non-Muslims.
The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elected by the Chief Minister of the Province who forms a Cabinet of Ministers to oversee various Departments. The Chief Minister is also the Chief Executive of the Province. The Federal Government appoints a Governor as head of the Provincial Government.
khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Urdu: صوبہ سرحد پاکستان) is a province in northwest Pakistan. The capital is Peshawar and it has a population of 14 million people and an area of 28,773 mi² or (74,521 km² ). The province was created in 1901 during British rule when it was separated from a Punjab province of the ...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was granted self-government in 1937. Post-independence. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decided to join Pakistan after independence. This was an attempt to develop a stronger relationship with Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Abdul Ghaffar Khan urged the Government to give the province a name that reflects the Pathan identity.
