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  • Army chief praises Ali Amin Gandapur for ‘cooperation on national issues’

    Army chief praises Ali Amin Gandapur for ‘cooperation on national issues’

    Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has praised Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur for his collaboration on issues of national importance, a private media outlet reported.

    As per the details, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, earlier this week, chaired a meeting of the Apex Committee that was attended by all provincial chief executives, prominent federal ministers and services as well as intelligence chiefs, including the director general (DG) of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI).

    Reports quoted a source close to CM Gandapur as saying that COAS Gen Asim, during the meeting, appreciated the KP chief executive for his cooperation on various issues such as security and International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations.

    As the meeting continued, CM Gandapur highlighted the issue of PTI founder Imran Khan’s incarceration and demanded his release from jail.

    “We want the release of our leader from jail,” he said, noting that Khan had been behind bars for over a year “without committing any crime”.

    The KP CM also reminded the participants that during PTI’s reign, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif was allowed to seek treatment in London despite his conviction in Pakistan.

    It may be noted that previously, former PM Imran was on August 5, 2023, arrested from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, shortly after his conviction in the Toshakhana case and has since been in jail on multiple charges.

    While his sentence was suspended by a court later, the PTI founder continues to remain in jail over his alleged involvement in several other cases pertaining to corruption, misappropriation of funds and inciting masses against state institutions.

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved his bail in a second Toshakhana case; however, Khan was not released and re-arrested in jail for allegedly inciting party workers to clash with law enforcement in September this year.

    An anti-terrorism court has approved a five-day physical remand of the former PTI chief in the case. Under this order, an investigation officer will interrogate Khan at Adiala Jail.

    As the remand was granted, Khan’s cell within the prison was formally designated as a police station for the duration of the custody period. He will remain under New Town police jurisdiction while in custody.

    According to court orders, Khan is to be presented before the court on November 26, when further steps in the investigation will be determined based on any new evidence collected.

  • Did KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur just announce a ‘bloody revolution’?

    Did KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur just announce a ‘bloody revolution’?

    A video showing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur addressing a charged crowd has gone viral, sparking concerns over his words hinting at a bloody revolution.

    “This time before we leave, we will tell our families that if we do not return, perform our funeral prayers,” Gandapur said while speaking at a ceremony in KP.

    “We have understood that here, one does not get their rights through decency, respect, or according to the law […] the blood within us is red, the colour that symbolises a revolution. When the colour of blood is red… it tells us that problems won’t be solved without bringing a revolution,” he warned, adding that the time for a “decisive battle” had arrived.

    CM Gandapur further said that when people asked for their rights as per the Constitution, they were thrown into jail and subjected to oppression or fake FIRs [First Information Reports] were filed against them.

    The KP CM also announced the restoration of student unions in the province, saying, “We will provide full opportunities for students to emerge through student unions, which could enable them to raise their voices.”

    Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by CM Gandapur, recorded at least two major protests at Islamabad’s D Chowk. Another massive protest rally was held in Lahore as well.

    The demonstration was against the ruling coalition’s proposed 26th Constitutional Amendment and sought the release of PTI founder Imran Khan from jail.

  • What are the terms of alleged ‘deal’ for Bushra Bibi’s release? Ansar Abbasi reveals details

    What are the terms of alleged ‘deal’ for Bushra Bibi’s release? Ansar Abbasi reveals details

    After Imran Khan’s spouse Bushra Bibi was released from Adiala Jail last week, social media is abuzz about an alleged deal between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the establishment, a claim that the party consistently denies.

    Journalist Ansar Abbasi, in his latest column, wrote that if the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur “is telling his colleagues and party leaders that he has played a role in getting Bushra Bibi released from jail,” then questions will naturally arise.

    Abbasi also stated that after speaking to Gandapur about the possibility of any alleged deal, the CM “avoided the topic.”

    However, KP government spokesperson Barrister Saif confirmed to Abbasi that Gandapur had indeed discussed his role in Bushra Bibi’s release.

    According to Ansar, PTI’s style and politics in the coming days will reveal whether the alleged deal was really struck for getting Khan’s spouse released.

    “Last week, I was told by the establishment that Bushra Bibi would not be re-arrested if the Islamabad High Court decided to release her on bail. A senior PTI leader also told me that Gandapur was told earlier that Bushra Bibi would not be re-arrested if she was granted bail by the courts,” revealed the senior journalist.

    According to Ansar, no concrete evidence exists of any deal; however, he also wrote about the nature of a possible deal, if any.

    “When I asked Gandapur Sahib yesterday whether Tehreek-e-Insaf will continue to target the army and the army chief, his answer was that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is neither against the institution nor against any individual,” wrote Abbasi.

    According to Abbasi’s analysis, “It could be that Tehreek-e-Insaaf will not directly criticize the Army Chief and the economy of Pakistan.”

    Ansar stated that this will be revealed in the coming days because if PTI doesn’t criticise the Army or the economy, then it would mean that the PTI “has made a fundamental change in its policy which aims to avoid a direct fight with the army.”

    If the party continues its policy of targeting the military or the COAS like the last two years, then it would mean there is no deal, according to Asar Abbasi.

    Ansar wrote, “It is a known fact that the economy is the government’s as well as Army Chief’s first priority, and that is why the condition of not politicizing the economy would be put for Bushra Bibi’s release.”

  • ‘Baal aisay hain jaisay TTP k representatives ho’: Fawad hits out at PTI leadership

    ‘Baal aisay hain jaisay TTP k representatives ho’: Fawad hits out at PTI leadership

    Former Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain’s never ending feud with members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continues.

    Speaking to journalists on Monday, Fawad Hussain, while taking a jab at Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur without naming him, said, “They have kept their long hair as if they are Fitna al Khawarij (formerly Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) representatives.”

    The former Information and Broadcasting Minister stated that Pakistan’s jails had been filled with PTI followers, and party workers suffered because of the party leadership’s inability and lack of strategy for organising planned protests in the past.

    He further claimed, “PTI leadership woke up early in the morning, consumed coffee, applied gel in their hair and called a protest; when workers reached the venue, leadership changed the venue and protest timing.”

    “PTI leadership ka na sar hai na paer hai, hamain dhakko ma lagwaya huwa hai,” Fawad added.

    Criticising Barrister Saif, Information Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hussain claimed that Saif is doing nothing but work from home and questioned Saif’s past statement about why Aleema Khan and former first lady Bushra Bibi should not lead the party in the absence of founder PTI Imran Khan.

    Earlier, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain had also criticised advocate Salman Akram Raja, accusing him of formulating a fake money trail for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2017, adding, “Those who facilitated the hiding of Nawaz Sharif’s multi-billion assets in Panama have now been imposed on Tehreek-e-Insaaf.”

    Moreover, Fawad also shared the Dawn News previous report titled “Sharif family expresses full confidence on legal team. He wrote, “Politics ma raastay judaa hu saktay hain laiken jab ap jurram chupanay main madadgar hu aur Pakistan kay billions kay assets halaal karwa dain, kiya aap ko muaaf kiya jana chahiye.”

  • Next target is Shehbaz Sharif’s bedroom if Khan allows: Ali Amin Gandapur

    Next target is Shehbaz Sharif’s bedroom if Khan allows: Ali Amin Gandapur

    Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur addressed lawmakers in the KP Assembly yesterday, claiming, “If Imran Khan allows, we will reach Shehbaz Sharif’s bedroom next time.”

    Gandapur has recently come under fire from his party members and supporters for his mysterious role in last week’s PTI rally when he disappeared on October 5 in Islamabad, only to resurface in the KP Assembly a day later.

    “However, Imran Khan has ordered us to remain peaceful and follow the law, and we proved that last week in our protest,” said Gandapur told the KP Assembly.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Talal Chaudhry, while speaking on Geo News, stated: “This isn’t a Bani Gala bedroom where anyone can enter and exit. We know how to protect our state institutions, our leaders and most of all our country.”

  • PTI supporters are furious at Ali Amin Gandapur

    PTI supporters are furious at Ali Amin Gandapur

    The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, surprised everyone, including his party supporters, by making a sudden appearance on October 6 in the KP Assembly after he went incommunicado the previous day in Islamabad.

    PTI supporters on social media are enraged at party leaders, including Gandapur, for allegedly abandoning protestors on the streets.

    Gandapur was welcomed by a cheering crowd of MPAs and went on to narrate a mysterious tale.

    According to YouTuber Imran Riaz, Gandapur told him, “I hid in the KP House when the Rangers and Police attacked the building. A man (official) guided me to hide on the roof of a police vehicle, upon which I stayed for several hours.”

    Gandapur further told Riaz, “The man came again and told me to change location because another search operation would take place, so he instructed me to hide on another police vehicle’s roof, which was higher. It was nighttime by now.”

    “After the rain came to an end, I changed my clothes and started trekking through Trail 3 on Margalla Hills and reached Monal. I crossed over Margalla Hill, where the KP region begins, and stopped a car for a lift,” Gandapur told Riaz.

    According to Riaz, Ali Amin Gandapur travelled in a car from Haripur to Abbottabad, then towards Shangla to Swat Motorway and then crossing Mardan, he reached Kernel Sher Khan Interchange and went, despite all odds, to Peshawar.

    He then reached the KP Assembly, where he delivered his speech, but the majority of PTI supporters remained unconvinced and angry.

    One PTI supporter took to X, formerly Twitter, to write: “If all the TV channels are covering Ali Amin Ganapur’s speech right now, then it is evidence enough that He isn’t speaking for the general public but for the Generals instead!”

  • Found: Gandapur is back

    Found: Gandapur is back

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    Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur surprised everyone with his sudden appearance in the KP Assembly tonight, claiming: “After passing through 12 districts, I have reached here. I was alone, I didn’t have a single rupee in my pocket. Later, two other people joined me.”

    Gandapur also stated, “I am not just Ali Amin but the representative of an entire province. There are many threats against me and if something happened to me, who’d be responsible?”

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    After a 24 hour ‘disappearance’ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur resurfaced in the provincial assembly. He came in wearing a blue shalwar kameez and scarf around his shoulders.

    A little while before Gandapur resurfaced, PTI leader Asad Qaiser accused the government of “abducting” Gandapur from KP House in Islamabad, warning that if the CM did not return in 24 hours, PTI will take to the streets again.

    The KP Assembly called an emergency session today which was supposed to take place at 2pm today, but was delayed due to Gandapur’s uncertain whereabouts.

    A heavy contingent of Rangers and federal police entered KP House today in Islamabad to arrest CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur after he mysteriously made his way to the building instead of D Chowk.

    There has been significant confusion about the reports of the alleged arrest of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur with PTI leaders claiming he has been arrested.

    Meanwhile, footage on social media is being shared that shows Rangers using tear gas inside the KP House as the PTI convoy led by Gandapur reached there today.

    Opposition leader Omer Ayub Khan has claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur has been illegally arrested from Islamabad KP house.

    He said that Rangers and federal capital police had violated the KP house premises.

    Meanwhile, KP Information Advisor Barrister Saif, on his X (formerly Twitter) account has claimed that Ali Amin Gandapur has not been formally arrested and is currently out on bail until October 25. added, “If the chief minister is arrested, it would be a clear violation of the court’s orders and an insult to the people’s mandate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”

    He further said, “We are trying to verify the situation ourselves, but no one is responding.”

    PTI had announced a protest in Islamabad’s D-Chowk for October 4 as the government barricaded the twin cities with containers and suspended cellular networks.

    There have also been reports of clashes between PTI protestors and the police. At the same time, the federal government also implemented Article 245, which calls for the armed forces to aid the civilian government in maintaining peace.

  • ‘Ali Amin Gandapur ko dhoondha ja raha hai,’ says Mohsin Naqvi

    ‘Ali Amin Gandapur ko dhoondha ja raha hai,’ says Mohsin Naqvi

    Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur is not in the custody of any law enforcement agency.

    Speaking to a journalist in Islamabad, Naqvi said that CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur was not present in the provincial house in Islamabad and added that as soon as the raid was conducted, Gandapur ‘escaped from the house’.
    Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi also stated that CM Ali Amin Gandapur is in self-imposed hiding.

    He also criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership’s so-called “peaceful protest” and said that the PTI faction has ‘assaulted Islamabad’ and added PTI’s leadership can’t even kill a dengue mosquito.”

    Meanwhile, Information Advisor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif accused Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi of Gandapur’s possible arrest.

    He said, “Mohsin Naqvi is responsible for Gandapur’s disappearance.”

  • ‘Agar Ali Amin Gandapur Islamabad enter huwy unkay baal aur moonchay kaati ja sakti hain,’ Asif Bashir Chaudhry

    ‘Agar Ali Amin Gandapur Islamabad enter huwy unkay baal aur moonchay kaati ja sakti hain,’ Asif Bashir Chaudhry

    Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur has been warned by powerful officials that he will face severe consequences if he dares to enter Islamabad.

    Speaking on the YouTube channel Talk SHOCK, journalist Asif Bashir Chaudhry claimed that Islamabad’s high-ranking official has reportedly sent a warning message of severe consequences if Gandapur enters the federal capital, adding, “There is no guarantee that his hair and moustaches will not be shaved off.”

    Yesterday, the Islamabad expressway was sealed in various locations. The metro bus in Rawalpindi was also suspended till further notice. And Motorcycle pillion riding is also banned.

    Meanwhile, speaking from Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi claimed that 80 Afghan citizens have been arrested from Islamabad so far.

    He also said that 80 police officials were injured following the stone pelting of protestors.

  • Nawaz Sharif slams KP govt over lack of basic facilities

    Nawaz Sharif slams KP govt over lack of basic facilities

    Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has slammed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government for its performance, stating that the province lacks basic facilities.

    Speaking at a ceremony in Lahore, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif compared Punjab government’s performance to the KP government, urging the people to ask their representatives what they have done to serve them.

    Responding to recent protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Punjab, he compared them to Central Asian barbarians and added, “They (PTI) came to Punjab with tear gas so that they could threaten the police and spread chaos.”

    Meanwhile, citing the reason for the government’s effort to present constitutional amendments in parliament this week, journalist Raees Ansari told Geo News that Nawaz Sharif had postponed his visit to America and London.

    He further said that the incumbent government is waiting for the Supreme Court’s verdict regarding the reserved seats before tabling the twenty-sixth amendments in parliament.