Web desk: The Peshawar High Court has issued an important statement regarding the Oath ceremony of the new Chief Minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The court has stated that the new CM KP will take the oath tomorrow.
On the issue of the oath of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Peshawar High Court ordered the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to administer the oath to the newly elected Chief Minister Sohail Afridi by 4 pm on Wednesday.
The order was given while giving a reserved verdict on the petition of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
PHC Reserves Verdict Regarding CM KP Oath
Previously, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had reserved its verdict on the petition seeking the oath-taking of newly elected Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
A bench led by Chief Justice SM Attique Shah had heard the case filed by provincial assembly members, including the KP Assembly speaker, under Article 255 of the Constitution.
The petition urged the court to ensure the immediate swearing-in of the new chief executive.
During the hearing, the chief justice asked whether the governor had agreed to administer the oath. The additional attorney general replied that the matter would be decided once the governor returns.
Earlier, the PHC had directed the Additional Advocate General to confirm Governor Faisal Karim Kundi’s availability for administering the oath.
The court had asked for an update before 1 pm.
Meanwhile, a summary regarding the chief minister’s election and oath-taking has reached the Governor’s House.
Speaker Babar Saleem Sawati sent the summary, requesting the governor to administer the oath to Sohail Afridi, sources said.
Election of CM KP Sohail Afridi
PTI’s Sohail Afridi was elected as the Chief Minister of KP after the resignation of Ali Amir Gandapur.
Sohail Afridi secured 90 votes and won the elections unopposed.
However, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Maulana Lutfur Rehman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Sardar Shahjehan Yousaf and Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Arbab Zarak Khan did not get any votes as their members staged a walkout from the session.
