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Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah appointed new interim chief minister of KP

The development comes following the demise of Muhammad Azam Khan

Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah has been appointed the new interim chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The development comes following the demise of Muhammad Azam Khan, who was serving as the caretaker chief minister. He passed away after suffering from a heart attack a day earlier.

Azam Khan was appointed as the caretaker chief minister in January this year following the dissolution of the provincial assembly by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government.

On Sunday Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali signed the summary of Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah’s appointment as the new caretaker chief minister of the province.

Following Azam Khan’s demise, former KP CM Mahmood Khan and opposition leader Akram Khan Durrani after holding a consultative meeting to decide the appointment of the new provincial chief executive, finalised Shah’s name and sent the summary to the governor for approval.

Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah had been serving as the law minister in former CM Muhammad Azam Khan’s cabinet.

Before joining the cabinet, Shah had also served as the chief justice of Gilgit Baltistan from 2019-2022.

Saman Siddiqui

I am a freelance journalist with a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and an MS in Peace and Conflict Studies. Since 2006, I have been involved in various capacities within the electronic media industry. At OyeYeah, I cover diverse genres ranging from journalism and fiction to fashion, including reviews and fact-finding reports.

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