In Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali accepted the resignations of 25 members of the province's interim cabinet in line with the directives issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday. Azam Khan, the interim Chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, requested that his cabinet members quit after receiving a letter from the ECP criticizing the politically related individuals in the government, which led to Haji Ghulam Ali's decision.

Earlier, the ECP instructed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa interim Chief Minister to immediately denotify ministers, advisers and special assistants involved in politics. According to the notification, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor accepted the resignation of 14 ministers and 11 advisers and special assistants. On Thursday, Former Provincial Information minister Firdous Jamal Shah said,that those who do not submit their resignations would then be de-notified.