Caretaker PM visits residence of late former KP CM Azam Khan in Charsadda

Peshawar: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar visited the residence of late former Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Azam Khan in Charsadda today.

Condoling with the bereaved family, the Prime Minister offered fateha for the departed soul.

In his remarks, the Prime Minister said Azam Khan was a very capable officer and his services in the Caretaker Provincial Government are unforgettable.

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arshad Hussain Shah also accompanied the Prime Minister.

On Tuesday, Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Azam Khan passed away.

According to details, caretaker Chief Minister KP Azam Khan was shifted to the hospital due to ill health, however he could not survive.

The spokesman RMI Hospital Shabir Shah said that Azam Khan was suffering from various diseases including fever and diarrhea due to which he did not attend the meeting of the provincial cabinet yesterday.

The members of the caretaker cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the family members of Azam Khan reached the hospital.

He studied law from Peshawar University, was a retired bureaucrat and also served as Assistant Commissioner and Commissioner. Azam Khan has also served as Chief Secretary and Secretary of various Ministries.

It is pertinent to note that Azam Khan was nominated by the opposition leader after the collapse of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and when this name was put before the former Chief Minister Mehmood Khan, he immediately appointed him as the Caretaker Chief Minister of the province. Then Azam Khan was sworn in as caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 21 January 2023.