PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Azam Khan has passed away on Saturday morning, several hours after being admitted to a hospital, Bol News reported.

He was brought to a private hospital in Peshawar for treatment on Friday night, said spokesperson of the private hospital. The spokesperson said the caretaker CM was under treatment at Rehman Medical Institute (RMI) Hospital.

A doctor of the hospital, Gulzar said the CT MRI scan showed that he had a hernia. He had also having problem of diarrhea and vomiting for four days, he said. He was brought to the hospital for chest pain.

His funeral prayer would be held at 3:30 pm in Charsadda.

He had taken oath as the caretaker CM on Jan 21, 2023. Muhammad Azam Khan was a retired bureaucrat, he had also served as the Finance Minister, Federal Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and Federal Secretary for Religious Affairs.

Caretaker Sindh CM Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqir has expressed deep grief over death of Muhammed Azam Khan and prayed for his maghfirat and high rank in jannah. Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Zardari also expressed sorrow over the demise of Khan and prayed for the departed soul

Former Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan Kanwar M. Dilshad said the provincial cabinet had dissolved following death of Azam Khan and all the powers of the province were gone to the governor.

On August 24, the caretaker government had allotted the portfolios to 14 ministers of the interim cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The portfolios to caretaker ministers were assigned by caretaker CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan.

According to the details, Barrister Feroze Jamal Kakakhel had been appointed as Caretaker Minister for Information, Culture, and Tourism. Justice (Rtd) Irshad Qaiser had been assigned as Minister In- charge of Jails, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Zakat.