Pakistan, July 11 -- The political threat looming over Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur's government appears to have diminished significantly after 22 out of 35 independent members in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly aligned themselves with the treasury benches.

Among these independents, 11 are already part of the provincial cabinet, while nine others have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries. Notably, the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and the Chairman of the District Development Advisory Committee (DDAC) Peshawar also hail from this group, leaving only 13 independent members outside the government fold.

Even if all 13 remaining independents were to side with the opposition, the combined strength would rise to just 65 - still sho...