Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party President Abdul Aleem Khan expressed support for the creation of Hazara province and new administrative divisions across Pakistan.
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) announced countrywide sit-ins on Sunday to protest the levy on petroleum products and other taxes, according to Dawn.
According to Dawn, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has rejected a federal proposal to deduct Rs6.4 billion from transfers owed to the province, citing a lack of provincial approval and constitutional grounds.
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, leaving at least 47 people dead and many injured, according to disaster officials.
