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    Veteran bureaucrat Azam Khan sworn in as caretaker KP chief minister[CM]

    PESHAWAR โ€“ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[KP] ‘Governor Ghulam Ali’ on Saturday(January-21) administrated oath to former bureaucrat Azam Khan as the caretaker CM.

    Earlier, the governor issued the order after outgoing CM Mahmood Khan & leader of opposition ‘Akram Khan Durrani’ unanimously nominated the name of Azam for the position in a surprise move on Friday.

    โ€œI, GHULAM ALI, the Governor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[KP], hereby appoint Mr. Azam Khan, as the Caretaker CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP), in terms of Clause (IA) of the Article 224 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973,โ€ the governorโ€™s order reads.

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    “Muhammad Azam Khan” has had a long & illuminous career as a civil servant in the Government of Pakistan. He has served as the KP(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) minister for finance, planning & development & the federal secretary Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources & the federal secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs.

    Earlier, he held important positions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government where he served as the chief secretary & secretary of some ministries. Mr Azam was educated at the University of Peshawar, following which he went to Lincolnโ€™s Inn, London to complete his Barrister-at-Law degree.

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