ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has scheduled for hearing a petition challenging the election of Sohail Afridi as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 14.
The petition has been filed by Sher Afzal Marwat, who has challenged Afridi’s election as the provincial chief executive and has also sought the restoration of Ali Amin Gandapur as chief minister.
As per the claim of the petition, Afridi was nominated as the chief minister of KP by Imran Khan and who is now serving his jail term.
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The Federal Constitutional Court is set to hear the petition on September 14. It will look into the maintainability of the petition and other issues related to the legal matter before proceeding any further.
The petition can have some serious implications for the leadership of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
ATC Issues Non-Bailable Arrest Warrants for CM Sohail Afridi and Other PTI Leaders
Yesterday, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Meena Khan Afridi, Shahid Khattak and Shafi Jan.
The court issued the warrants in Ramnā Police Station case No. 975/24, in which the four individuals have been nominated as accused.
The court directed the Station House Officer (SHO) of Ramna Police Station to arrest all four accused and present them before the court.
According to the case details, Sohail Afridi, Meena Khan Afridi, Shahid Khattak and Shafi Jan have been booked under terrorism-related and other serious charges.
The Anti-Terrorism Court instructed police authorities to ensure the arrest of all four accused and produce them before the court in accordance with the legal process.
The development comes as the court continues proceedings in the case registered at Ramna Police Station.
