PESHAWAR: After demise of caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Azam Khan, all the powers would be transferred to the former chief minister of the province, Bol News reported quoting law department sources as saying.

The former CM and opposition leader would propose a new name with consultation. If they could not agree on one name, then the matter would be handed over to the parliamentary committee, the sources said.

And, if the parliamentary committee could not decide about name of the caretaker CM then it would be referred to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

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.