Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi vowed on Monday to hold government officials accountable, who, he said, “undermined the people’s mandate” during the general elections held last year. Chairing a high-level meeting on law and order, and governance, his first since taking office as CM, he directed the KP chief secretary to identify those who, according to him, went against the people during the polls. “An attempt was made to rob people of their mandate on February 8, [2024]. Unfortunately, some government officials failed to bear pressure. Some did not protect people’s mandate,” he said, while announcing rewards for officials who “stood by the people” during the 2024 general election.
