Sohail Afridi elected as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa!

By Muhammad MubashirPublished On 13 Oct 2025

Amid controversy surrounding outgoing chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur's resignation, PTI's Sohail Afridi on Monday was elected as new chief executive of the province despite opposition's boycott of the process.

Afridi secured 90 votes, whereas Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) Maulana Lutfur Rehman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) Sardar Shahjehan Yousaf and Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) Arbab Zarak Khan got no votes at all as their members staged a walkout from the session.

The assembly session, chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, was boycotted by the opposition members who staged a walk out with opposition leader Dr Ibadullah Khan saying that they do not want to be part of any "unlawful" process.