ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday disposed of a petition seeking the disqualification of non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, ruling that the matter has become ineffective following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in the province. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Baqir Najafi heard the petition filed by MNA Sher Afzal Marwat. Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan observed that Afridi no longer held the office of chief minister following the recent constitutional developments, leaving the petition as an academic question rather than an active legal issue. The chief justice said the petition could not proceed under the changed circumstances but indicated that Marwat could seek its restoration if Afridi returned to office. “Once the chief minister is restored, you can file a miscellaneous application to revive the petition,” the chief justice told Marwat.