Peshawar: A day ahead of the Senate elections, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday administered the oath to 25 opposition's reserved seats MPAs, in compliance with the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order.The development comes hours after the opposition MPAs filed a petition in the PHC, urging the Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Attique Shah to nominate an authority to oversee the oath-taking process after KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati adjourned the session due to a lack of quorum.As many as 21 women and four minority members took their oath as members of the KP Assembly on reserved seats.The oath taking ceremony was attended by Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Engineer Amir Muqam, PML-N KP General Secretary Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Rubina Khalid, Opposition Leader in KP Assembly Dr. Ibadullah Khan and other leaders.Earlier, KP Governor Kundi took to X and said in line with the court's order, he will administer the oath to the MPAs at 6:00 PM on Sunday at his official residence in Peshawar.The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session was adjourned shortly after it commenced due to a lack of quorum as the PTI lawmakers skipped the crucial sitting earlier on Sunday.KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, who started the proceedings with a delay of over two hours, adjourned the session when PTI MPA Sher Ali Afridi pointed out the lack of quorum.The chair then ordered headcount and rang the bells for a five-minute break before finally adjourning the session until July 24.The decision to skip the assembly session came after PTI KP chapter parliamentary party meeting decided to boycott the sitting.Leader of the Opposition in KP Assembly Dr. Ibadullah Khan also expressed displeasure over the speaker's move, warning that the opposition would take legal action.'We'll go to court and request the chief justice to intervene,' he said. 'If the oath isn't taken now, it should at least happen later this evening.'He added that the opposition is committed to preserving what little political space remains and ensuring it is not further eroded.Following the PHC directives, a spokesperson for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the Senate polls in the KP will take place, at 11: 00 AM in the Jirga Hall today (Monday).The swearing-in is a key procedural requirement to complete the electoral college for upcoming Senate elections.Elected members on reserved seats for women and minorities in the provincial assembly had not taken their oath on Sunday, prompting the ECP to formally request the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court to nominate a suitable individual for administering the oath, the spokesperson added.In anticipation of Monday's proceedings, the ECP has directed the Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Chief Secretary, and the Inspector General Frontier Constabulary to ensure foolproof security arrangements.The commission emphasised that a secure and uninterrupted environment is essential fo r the smooth conduct of the electoral process.The recent development came after differences in the PTI over the Senate ticket distribution intensified as the KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and the party's political committee failed to placate the disgruntled members.The first round of negotiations, held in Peshawar a day ago, ended without consensus after five covering candidates refused to withdraw from the race.They rejected the party leadership's directive to step aside under a 6-5 formula that allocates six Senate seats to the PTI and five to the opposition parties.The dissidents demanded that one seat each from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) be reclaimed before they would consider withdrawing. A second meeting took place later the same night between the chief minister and the same dissident candidates, but it also failed to yield an agreement.A total of five candidates have refused to withdraw their papers from the polls slated for Monday.Among these c andidates, Irfan Saleem, Khurram Zeeshan and Waqas Orakzai are hoping for a general seat, former additional inspector general of police Syed Irshad Hussain, is a candidate for the seat reserved for technocrats and Ayesha Bano is a candidate for the reserved seats for women.The opposition's nominees are Talha Mahmood, Atta-ul-Haq Dervish, Rubina Khalid, Dilawar Khan, and Niaz Ahmad.