India, Oct. 14 -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Suhail Afridi was on Monday elected as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during an assembly session marred by the opposition's walkout. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati proceeded with voting despite the opposition's walkout. Afridi secured 90 out of 145 votes, while rival candidates from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and Pakistan People's Party received none. Grateful to party founder Imran Khan, Afridi said, "He chose someone who was a mere worker, belonged to a middle-class family, and had no familial links to politics." "And neither Bhutto, Zardari, nor Sharif are attached to my name," Afridi added, expressing pride i...