KP CM Gandapur booked in Lahore for violence

LAHORE: Lahore police has registered a case against the chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, and 300 unidentified individuals in Lahore for alleged violent behaviour, including damaging property and attacking police officers.

A first information report (FIR) was registered at Manawa Police Station with Gandapur being charged under 13 provisions including the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and attempted murder.

The FIR states that a group of 250-300 armed and agitated people, led by Gandapur, arrived at the Sialkot-Lahore Motorway. They reportedly vandalised the toll plaza, breaking windows and CCTV cameras. The incident occurred while Lahore police officers were stationed at the toll plaza.

The FIR details that, when police attempted to intervene, the mob turned violent, smashing the windows of vehicles in queue, attempting to set them on fire, and driving vehicles towards police personnel.

According to the report, the mob also brandished firearms, forcing police officers to leap to safety. Gandapur and Shahid Khattak, who were leading the mob, allegedly fled the scene during the chaos.

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Later, videos emerged on social media showing the KP chief minister breaking the window of a truck with his rifle.

The development came a day after Gandapur categorically refused to apologise for his “vitriol” during the Islamabad rally on September 8, stating, “I owe no apology for any wrongdoing, nor am I a slave to the Punjab government or anyone else.”

“Why should I apologise, and for what reason, as this apology thing is being repeated again and again,” slammed CM Gandapur while addressing the PTI workers via video link. “You should seek an apology from me and also for arresting the party founder, Imran Khan.”

He then announced that his party would hold its next public gathering in Mianwali next Sunday, followed by a power show in Rawalpindi.