ISLAMABAD – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government sacks three key ministers overdifferences with the Chief Minister.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman on Sunday de-notified Atif Khan,Shahram Khan Tarakai and Shakeel Ahmed as provincial ministers, accordingto a notification issued by the provincial government.
Atif was the minister of sports, culture and tourism, while Tarakai washeading the health department and Ahmed was in charge of the revenue andestate department.
The notification said that Governor Farman removed the ministers underclause 3 of Article 105 of the Constitution.
A copy of the notification has been forwarded to the concerned PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers.
The notification further said the lawmakers were removed from the officewith “immediate effect”.
Differences between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan andsome of his cabinet members had deepened and that Prime Minister Imran Khanhad also taken notice of the friction.