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PHC Directs Governor to Administer K-P CM Sohail Afridi's Oath by 4pm Tomorrow
The court ruled that if the governor fails to swear in Sohail Afridi by Wednesday, the KP Assembly Speaker will administer the oath, ensuring leadership continuity amid disputes.
- On Wednesday, October 15 the Peshawar High Court ordered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to administer the oath to Sohail Afridi by 4pm, after reserving its nine-page judgment.
- After a signature dispute led the governor to reject a resignation, Faisal Karim Kundi refused to accept Ali Amin Gandapur's October 8 resignation, citing signature discrepancies while PTI argued gubernatorial approval is unnecessary.
- A petition by legislators including Babar Saleem Swati, KP Assembly Speaker, invoked Article 255 seeking immediate oath after Sohail Afridi was elected on October 13, 2025 with 90 votes.
- If the governor abstains, KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati is authorised to swear in Afridi, while Faisal Karim Kundi is out of province and expected to return by 2pm tomorrow.
- Political parties reacted: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari urged Governor Kundi to comply with court directives, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam challenged the election, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf hailed the verdict as a `victory for the rule of law`.
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Kundi swears in Sohail Afridi as KP CM
KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi administers oath to CM-elect Sohail Khan Afridi at Governor House in Peshawar, October 15, 2025. YouTube/Geo News/screengrabGovernor Faisal Karim Kundi has administered the oath to the newly elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.Pakistan...
PHC directs KP Governor Kundi to administer oath to CM-elect Sohail Afridi by 4pm tomorrow
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) directed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday to administer the oath to Chief Minister-elect Sohail Afridi by 4pm tomorrow. PHC Chief Justice (CJ) S.M. Attique Shah issued the directive, further instructing that KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati should administer the oath if the governor did not. The court’s decision, which was reserved earlier today, came on a PTI application seeking the n…
PHC directs Governor Kundi to administer oath to KP CM-elect Afridi today
Court rules KP speaker to administer oath if Governor abstains.Bilawal asks Governor Kundi to fulfil constitutional duties. Asad Qaiser hails verdict as victory for rule of law.Following many twists and turns, the Peshawar High...
Sohail Afridi sworn in as new KP chief minister after PHC order
Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has sworn in Sohail Khan Afridi as the new chief minister of the province. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House in Peshawar on Tuesday. The ceremony followed the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) directives, which ordered Governor Kundi to administer the oath at 4pm. The court also ruled that if the governor failed to do so, the KP Assembly speaker would perform the duty inste…
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