PESHAWAR:

The formation of a new provincial government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has hit a major snag as the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has reportedly gone "missing", delaying the oath-taking of CM-designate Sohail Afridi.

Confusion surrounds the resignation, with conflicting claims over whether it was submitted or received. Sources in the Governor's House said that no official resignation had been received, while political circles insisted that Gandapur had already stepped down.

The uncertainty has thrown the transfer of power into disarray and sparked fears of a potential constitutional crisis in the province.

Officials at the Chief Minister's Secretariat said that Gandapur's resignation had been delivered to the Governor House on Wednesday night, the same d

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