Preparatory meeting for merged area symposium led by Chairman ASPIRE-KP

PESHAWAR: Chairman ASPIRE-KP Mohammad Shehzad Arbab hosted an informal consultative evening tea session at the ASPIRE-KP Secretariat in Peshawar, bringing together executive board members, policy fellows, and senior advisors. The interactive session focused on reviewing the progress of recent institutional engagements, taking stock of ongoing research streams on provincial governance and the Merged Districts, and deliberating on strategic priorities for the think tank’s upcoming advocacy calendar.

ASPIRE-KP, KP Assembly Sign Landmark MoU to Safeguard Provincial Economic Rights

PESHAWAR: In a landmark step toward strengthening provincial fiscal autonomy, Advocacy for Sustainable Policy and Implementation Reforms (ASPIRE-KP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly Secretariat. Witnessed by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati and ASPIRE-KP Chairman Mohammad Shehzad Arbab, the strategic alliance establishes a joint institutional framework to safeguard the province’s constitutional financial shares, advance evidence-based legislative scrutiny, and ensure equitable economic rights—particularly for the newly merged districts.

Aspire-KP Preparatory Meeting to Finalize Plans for Two Flagship Upcoming Policy Events

Chaired by Mohammad Shehzad Arbab, Aspire-KP convened a high-level preparatory meeting to finalize arrangements for two flagship policy events addressing critical provincial challenges. The initiatives comprise an Islamabad-based dialogue on the post-merger integration and national resource allocation for KP’s Merged Districts, alongside a major academic summit at University Campus Peshawar examining governance and financial sustainability across public sector universities.