Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali has officially approved the appointment of Justice( retd) Arshad Hussain Shah as the new caretaker chief minister for the province. This decision follows the recent end of Muhammad Azam Khan, the former caretaker chief minister, who suffered a heart attack a day before.
Muhammad Azam Khan assumed the part of caretaker chief minister in January this time after the parochial assembly was dissolved by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf( PTI)- led government. Following Khan’s demise, former KP CM Mahmood Khan and opposition leader Akram Khan Durrani convened a exemplary meeting to bandy the appointment of the new parochial principal superintendent.
Shah’s name was perfected during this meeting, and the summary was latterly transferred to the governor for sanctioned blessing. Justice Arshad Hussain Shah, firstly from Abbottabad, preliminarily served as the law minister in former CM Muhammad Azam Khan’s press. Prior to joining the press, he held the position of principal justice of Gilgit Baltistan from 2019 to 2022.
Addressing the situation after Azam’s death, Durrani stated that KP had entered a extremity, and the matter of the appointment would be resolved instantly. He expressed confidence in satisfying Mahmood Khan during the conversations. On Saturday, Governor Ali had transferred a letter to Mahmood and Durrani, prompting them to reach a decision on the appointment of the new parochial chief minister.