Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday congratulated Sohail Afridi for being elected as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister and emphasised the centre-province coordination to achieve the national goals. This was the first telephonic conversation between PM Sharif and CM Afridi following the latter’s election to the top post amid political friction between the federation and the province led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), respectively. “Centre is ready to work with you [KP government] for Pakistan’s interests,” the premier told the newly-elected chief minister, who took oath a day ago and succeeded Ali Amin Gandapur.
