Ameer Haider Hoti elected NWFP CM unopposed

PESHAWAR: NWFP Assembly unanimously elected joint candidate of Awami National Party and the Pakistan People’s Party Ameer Haider Khan Hoti as chief minister on Tuesday.

Amir Haider Hoti was elected as NWFP Chief Minister unopposed on Monday, as no one had filed nomination papers for the top slot against him.

A formal announcement of the election made today. Hoti would take oath as 23rd chief minister at the Governor House at 4pm today. Governor of NWFP Awais Ahmed Ghani would administer the oath.

NWFP Assembly session started Tuesday with Speaker Karamatullah Chagharmati in chair. The speaker asked the members of the assembly to express their vote of confidence for the chief minister and the members by standing at seats expressed their confidence in the chief minister.

113 members expressed their confidence in Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti with no vote in opposition.