PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and opposition have failed to pick a new
name for the position of
caretaker Chief Minister as the
Deadlock persisted
over the withdrawal of Mazoor Afridi’s candidature. According to sources, opposition leader has refused to propose a new
name and insists that Manzoor Afridi be named the
caretaker CM as agreed upon by Chief Minister Pervez Khattak. The provincial government, however, proposed the
name of Himayatullah Khan. “Manzoor Afridi is a respected business personality and a non-controversial figure. It is unfortunate that some opposition parties created a controversy regarding his nomination,” PTI’s minister Shaukat Yousafzai told media. He, however, said that two sides would finalize a new
name today. Another source told Geo that former bureaucrat Ghulam Dastgir was under discussion. In addition, Justice (retd) Dosh Muhammad and Justice (retd) Mian Ajmal are being named for the post.
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