US EditionPTI's Sohail Afridi Elected New K-P CM
Sohail Afridi won 90 of 145 votes in KP Assembly despite opposition boycott and ongoing dispute over former CM Ali Amin Gandapur's resignation, triggering constitutional debate.
- On October 13, 2025, Sohail Afridi was elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 90 votes in a session chaired by Babar Saleem Swati despite an opposition boycott.
- Ali Amin Gandapur resigned on October 8 after Imran Khan's directive, but Governor Faisal Karim Kundi rejected his resignation letters citing 'disparate' signatures.
- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, which has 145 members and requires 73 votes to elect a chief minister, saw opposition members, 53 in number, stage a walkout, leaving rival candidates with zero votes.
- Speaker Babar Saleem Swati forwarded the summary to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi for Afridi’s oath, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf asked the Peshawar High Court to intervene and warned against delays beyond October 14, 2025.
- Afridi’s elevation underscores Imran Khan’s influence as KP faces a constitutional fog with competing claims, while the PTI-led provincial government prepares to announce its cabinet.
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In a day of high political drama at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, PTI’s Sohail Afridi was elected the province’s new chief minister. However, his victory unfolded amid walkouts, protests, and a deepening constitutional crisis over whether the outgoing CM, Ali Amin Gandapur, had even truly vacated his seat. As chants of “Sohail Afridi zindabad” echoed through the assembly hall, the opposition staged a walkout, declaring the entire process “unc…
PTI's Sohail Afridi wins KP CM election amid opposition's walkout
Newly-elected KP CM Sohail Afrid speaks during KP Assembly session on October 13, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo News Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Sohail Afridi on Monday replaced Ali Amin Gandapur as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's new chief minister after the party-backed lawmakers voted in his...
Sohail Afridi elected KP Chief Minister
Amid opposition walkout Afridi secures 90 votes | Opposition walks out, calling the election session “unconstitutional” JAVED KHAN PESHAWAR The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly witnessed a charged atmosphere on Monday as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Sohail Afridi was elected the new Chief Minister, securing 90 votes amid an opposition boycott and chaotic scenes inside the assembly hall. The session, chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, was…
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