Overview

• Afridi secured 90 votes in the 145-member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as opposition parties walked out of the session.
• Governor Faisal Karim Kundi returned Gandapur’s resignation citing mismatched signatures and summoned him for in-person verification on October 15.
• The governor termed the vote unconstitutional, and opposition leaders said they will challenge Afridi’s election in court.
• Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati and the provincial advocate general maintained the process followed constitutional provisions, pointing to PTI’s strong numerical edge including a large bloc of allied independents.
• In his maiden remarks, Afridi pledged probes into alleged February 8 election rigging and urged a review of Pakistan’s Afghan policy while reiterating loyalty to PTI founder Imran Khan.