Monitoring Desk: Peshawar, October 14:
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has directed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to administer the oath of office to Chief Minister-elect Sohail Afridi by 4 PM on Wednesday.
The directive was issued by PHC Chief Justice S.M. Attique Shah, who further ruled that if the governor fails to comply, the oath should instead be administered by KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati.
The verdict came after a PTI petition requested that the court authorize either the assembly speaker or another suitable person to conduct the swearing-in ceremony in place of the governor. Afridi’s election, held on Monday, took place amid confusion over the resignation of former Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Governor Kundi had returned Gandapur’s two resignation letters, citing inconsistencies in the signatures.
