Sardar Mehtab appointed new KP governor

Published April 10, 2014
Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan. — Photo by Online
Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan. — Photo by Online

PESHAWAR: Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan was appointed the new governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

President Mamnoon Hussain appointed Sardar Mehtab on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

The cabinet division has also issued a notification for the appointment of Sardar Mehtab.

Earlier on Tuesday, Mehtab had tendered his resignation from the KP assembly seat after his nomination by the federal government as governor of the province.

He succeeded outgoing governor Engineer Shaukatullah who resigned from the post on Tuesday.

Sardar Mehtab is likely to take oath of office in Peshawar tomorrow.

— With additional reporting by Mateen Haider

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