KP CM Sohail Afridi mulling major administrative changes

PESHAWAR: Newly elected Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Sohail Afridi has decided a major administrative changes in the province, ARY News reported, citing sources.

Sources said that the founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has granted the CM the authority to form his cabinet of choice.

The founding chairman rejected a suggestion for the establishment of an advisory council in KP and Punjab, the sources added.

The sources said that the aim of rejecting the suggestion is to make Sohail Afridi and Aliya Hamza completely powerful.

Imran Khan has reportedly instructed the CM to run the government in the province himself, according to the sources.

The changing of the Inspector General (IG) Police KP and Chief Secretary is also under consideration, the sources revealed.

The sources informed that the new IG KP can be appointed from the KP tribal districts.

Party sources also said that no final decision has been taken yet regarding the inclusion of any minister in the cabinet.

On the other hand, the KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has also penned a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Yahya Afridi, seeking permission to meet the founding chairman of the PTI, Imran Khan, as he needs to consult him immediately on taking over government responsibilities in the province.

He informed the CJP that he requires guidance from Imran Khan for cabinet formation and other vital governance issues.

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He further requested the CJP to issue orders to the Interior Ministry and the Superintendent of Adyala Jail to allow the meeting.

CM Sohail Afridi has also filed a separate petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to secure the court’s approval for the meeting.

In his IHC petition, he stressed the urgent need to obtain policy direction from Imran Khan and requested the court to permit him to meet the party supremo soon, reiterating that he requires Imran Khan’s guidance on provincial governance and critical issues.