Overview

• PTI founder Imran Khan directed the party to nominate Sohail Afridi for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister post.
• The assembly secretary approved nomination papers for Afridi and three rivals from the PPP, PML-N and JUI-F, with the election set for October 13.
• Governor Faisal Karim Kundi confirmed receipt of Gandapur’s handwritten resignation and said it will be legally verified before processing.
• PTI leaders courted support from JUI, ANP and PPP, with outreach meetings in Peshawar and an ANP response signaling internal consultations.
• Tensions over security policy intensified after the ISPR chief linked political elements to rising militancy, the information minister accused PTI of facilitating terrorists, and PTI rejected the claims while warning against any unconstitutional steps in KP.