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‘MISSING’ GANDAPUR REAPPEARS IN KP ASSEMBLY WITH FIERY SPEECH
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CM Gandapur reveals he was in KP House all night long when police raided the premises ‘ four times’
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Questions how dare IGP Islamabad lay hands on KP govt’s? saying they will avenge ‘this disrespect’
Federal Info Minister accuses Gandapur him of orchestrating a political drama PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT
LOWING away the mystery that surrounded his disappearance for nearly a full day, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur emerged during the provincial assembly session on Sunday and delivered a fiery speech. His sudden disappearance during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led protest in Islamabad a day earlier had sparked widespread concern, prompting the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly to pass an urgent resolution demanding his im-
involved in the killing of the martyr would face law. Expressing his condolences to the police and the victim’s family, Naqvi vowed to bring the culprits to justice. Naqvi informed that he had received the information of Constable Abdul Hameed’s martyrdom late at night. He added that the martyr has one son employed at CDA, who would be regularized, while the other son would also be provided employment in the public department, along with a martyr’s package and a plot given to the martyrs’ families would be given.
fired on us directly, shelled us, and didn’t have an FIR,” he said. “They informed me there was an FIR but didn’t explain what it was for or the charges. I asked what crime had I committed, and told them if they wanted to arrest me, they could, as instructed by Imran Khan.” He further revealed that he was present in the KP House all night long and that the police had raided the residence “four times.” “All the evidence is there against them. How dare he lay hands on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government? We will avenge our disrespect,” he asked. “The IG will have to fix everything broken in KP House. My car was taken away, my guard was also taken away. He went on to say that the IG will have to “appear on the floor of the KP Assembly and apologise for vandalising KP House.” “A case will be filed against IG Islamabad,” he added. He added that he was “proud of this house and this nation for standing with Imran Khan for fighting for our future.” “This is a historic event where the government is coming together and attacking our party — they have exposed themselves,” he said. “They took our electoral symbol, then they abducted our people and forced them to defect, but none of them have won.” CCTV footage from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House shows him entering the premises but later leaving in civilian clothes, raising questions about whether his departure was voluntary.
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mediate release. Provincial Law Minister Aftab Alam tabled the resolution, which condemned the recent raid on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad and the violent incidents that ensued. Gandapur, who had been last seen leading a convoy of PTI protestors into Islamabad on October 5, was reportedly near China Chowk when he disappeared. Addressing the charged assembly session, Gandapur alleged that Islamabad’s inspector-general (IG) of police, along with Rangers, had “raided the KP House, sealed its gates, and misbehaved with staff and women.” “They [the police and Rangers]
No negotiations with ‘troublemakers at all’: Naqvi ISLAMABAD
STAFF REPORT
Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi on Sunday ruled out any possibility of talks with the protestors of a political party and announced Shaheed package for the assistance of the bereaved family of constable Abdul Hameed Shah. Talking to the media after the funeral of constable Abdul Hameed who succumbed to his wounds he received during violent protests in Islamabad, the Interior Minister said that those