New Leader of House in KP provincial assembly will be on Oct 13: Assembly Secretariat

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly Secretariate has issued the schedule of provincial assembly meeting on October 13 (Monday) for the election of new Chief Minister after the resignation of Ali Amin Gandapur. 

According to the announcement of Assembly Secretariat, the new Leader of the House will be elected in the provincial assembly session to be held on October 13. 

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has said that the election of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be held on Monday, October 13. Sohail Afridi has been nominated by PTI for the Chief Ministership, reported 24NewsHDTV Channel. 

Addressing a press conference with other PTI leaders in Peshawar, Salman Raja said that PTI stands with the martyrs and party has no soft corner for terrorists. 

He said roots of terrorism were very deep which will not be controlled with operations. He questioned when this war on terrorism will come to an end. 

Salman Raja said that Pakistan government had strained its ties with Afghan Taliban. He said PTI is and will stand with the people of the country. He urged the powerful to stop after rigging general elections. Slaman Raja said Pakistan was facing economic problems.  PTI Secretary General said the change of provincial government was a new beginning. Salman Akram Raja said PTI was being told that Governor's rule was being imposed. 

 Salman Akram Raja made it clear that “the plan to resettle terrorists was not ours, we should not be blamed for those coming from across the border.” 

Salman Akram Raja further said, “whatever you want to do, do it in consultation with public representatives”. He said there was no region in the world where there is no dialogue. 

Reporter Malik Rahman