Overview

• The Peshawar High Court directed Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to administer Suhail Afridi’s oath by 4 p.m. on Oct. 15, authorizing the assembly speaker to do so if he does not.
• Governor Kundi said he never refused to conduct the oath, confirmed he submitted his reply to the court, and prepared to reach Peshawar by night.
• Bilawal Bhutto Zardari offered to arrange Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s plane for Kundi’s travel, and the governor noted he appreciates the support as governors do not have their own aircraft.
• The KP Assembly elected Suhail Afridi as chief minister, and opposition parties rejected the result and plan to challenge it in court.
• The standoff followed Ali Amin Gandapur’s resignation last week, reportedly on PTI chief Imran Khan’s orders, which the governor has not yet formally accepted.