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== Government and politics ==
{{Main|Politics of Pakistan}}
[[File:Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.png|alt=The districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Colours correspond to divisions.|thumb|The districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
{{Main|Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
The [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Provincial Assembly]] is a [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] legislature, which consists of 145 members elected to serve for a constitutionally bounded term of five years. Historically, the province perceived to be a stronghold of the [[Awami National Party]] (ANP); a [[pro-Russian]], by [[Procommunism|procommunist]], [[Socialism in Pakistan|left-wing]] and nationalist party.<ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir">{{cite web|last1=Sheikh|first1=Yasir|title=Areas of political influence in Pakistan: right-wing vs left-wing|url=http://rugpundits.com/2012/11/05/areas-of-political-influence-in-pakistan-right-wing-vs-left-wing/|website=rugpundits.com|publisher=Rug Pandits, Yasir|access-date=29 May 2015|location=Karachi, Sindh|date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024013/http://rugpundits.com/2012/11/05/areas-of-political-influence-in-pakistan-right-wing-vs-left-wing/|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir Sheikh">{{cite web|last1=Sheikh|first1=Yasir|title=Political spectrum of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) – Part I: ANP, PPP & MMA|url=http://rugpundits.com/2013/02/09/political-spectrum-of-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-kp-part-i-anp-ppp-mma/.|website=rugpundits.com|publisher=Rug Pandits, Yasir Sheikh|access-date=29 May 2015|location=Islamabad|date=9 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530053654/http://rugpundits.com/2013/02/09/political-spectrum-of-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-kp-part-i-anp-ppp-mma/|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the 1970s, the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) also enjoyed considerable support in the province due to its [[Socialism in Pakistan|socialist agenda]].<ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir"/> Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was thought to be another leftist region of the country after [[Sindh]].<ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir Sheikh"/>
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In non-Pashtun areas, such as [[Abbottabad District|Abbottabad]], and [[Hazara Division]], the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]], the [[centre-right]] party, enjoys considerable public support over economical and public policy issues and has a substantial vote bank.<ref name="rugpundits, Yasir"/>
{{Main|Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
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The provincial cabinet is then appointed by the Chief Minister who takes the [[Oath of office]] from the Governor.<ref>[http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part4.ch3.html Article 132(2)] in Chapter 3: The Provincial Governments, in Part IV: Provinces, of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]]</ref> In matters of civil administration, the [[Chief Secretary (Pakistan)|Chief Secretary]] assists the Chief Minister on executing its right to ensure the writ of the government and the constitution.<ref name="A Brief History of Pakistan" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa functions|url=http://kp.gov.pk/page/government|website=kp.gov.pk|access-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510092950/http://kp.gov.pk/page/government|archive-date=10 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Main|Peshawar High Court}}
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