ECP appoints Retd Justice Dost Muhammad as caretaker KP CM

Justice (Retired) Dost Muhammad Khan has been appointed caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

This was announced by the officials of Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday morning in Islamabad after a meeting of the commission to finalize the name.

They said that speaker KP Assembly had referred four names for the purpose and Justice (retired) Dost Muhammad Khan was finalized after detailed deliberations. He has varied legal background and enjoys a good reputation.

The JUI-F had proposed Justice Khan's name along with businessman Manzoor Afridi, whereas PTI had suggested the names of two bureaucrats Ijaz Qureshi and Hamayatullah Khan and retired Justice Dost Muhammad.

According to the procedure set under the 18th Constitution Amendment, the names were forwarded to the ECP after members of the parliamentary committee failed to arrive at a consensus as both the sides continued to stick to their nominees.