Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi took the oath of office. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi administered the oath to the newly-elected Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.A large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers were present at the oath-taking ceremony, where slogans were also raised for the release of the PTI founder.Sohail Afridi also held up a portrait of PTI founder Imran Khan during the event. After his oath-taking, PTI leader Asad Qaiser extended 'heartfelt congratulations' to Afridi.'I hope that, God willing, he will take effective measures to resolve the province's issues and for the welfare and prosperity of the people. And that he will also play a role in securing the release of all innocent prisoners, including Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, and Shah Mahmood Qureshi,' Asad Qaiser posted on X.Muhammad Sohail Afridi was elected the new KP chief executive on Monday during an assembly session marred by the opposition's walkout and amid the prev ailing uncertainty regarding the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.Declaring Afridi's election constitutional, Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Attique Shah had ordered Kundi a day ago to administer the oath or else the provincial assembly speaker would perform the ceremony the same day under Article 255(2) of the Constitution.PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had subsequently also asked Kundi to fulfill his 'constitutional and legal responsibility' in accordance with the high court's order and return to his province to administer the oath to Afridi. Following the PHC's order, a spokesperson for Kundi had said the governor would administer the oath, adding that arrangements were being made at the Governor's House.