FCC declares plea against KP CM’s appointment infructuous after governor’s rule
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday disposed of a challenge to the appointment of non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, deeming it infructuous after the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province. Governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were imposed on Sunday. The federal government cited the provincial…
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) dismissed a challenge on Thursday to the appointment of non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, ruling the action as without effect following the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in the province. Governor’s rule and emergency were instituted on Sunday, with the federal government citing the provincial government’s “intentional disengagement” from combating terrorism as justification.
Currently, Afridi remains under preventive detention alongside some of his cabinet members, who were reported detained shortly after the Centre imposed emergency and governor’s rule. Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, heading a two-judge bench, stated that the petition lost its relevance because of these recent events in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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