Federal Constitutional Court Schedules Petition Against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Sohail Afridi’s Election for September 14 Hearing
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has now set a formal hearing date of September 14 for the petition against the election of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi.
Sher Afzal Marwat, the lawyer who challenged the assembly’s vote for Afridi as the provincial chief minister, has filed a challenge to the validity of Afridi’s elevation. The petition specifically calls for the annulment of the current appointment and reinstatement of the former chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
This is a summary of Petitioner’s stance and arguments.This is a summary of Petitioner’s stance and legal arguments.
Sher Afzal Marwat argues in the petition that Sohail Afridi’s official nomination as the chief minister was hastened under the directions of Imran Khan, the jailed leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The bench of the constitution bench is likely to consider the maintainability of the petition, procedural issues and make preliminary arguments by the respective legal counsels on September 14.