KP governor confirms receiving Ali Amin Gandapur’s resignation

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has confirmed that he has received the resignation of Ali Amin Gandapur as chief minister.

A day after Ali Amin Gandapur formally resigned as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, the Governor House had denied receiving his resignation.

The KP Chief Minister’s Secretariat had said, “We sent the resignation to the Governor House yesterday. Now, further action on the resignation is the Governor House’s responsibility.”

On Saturday, Gandapur also shared a hard-written resignation on Facebook stating a new resignation has been submitted to the KP governor.

A spokesperson for the KP Governor House confirmed the development, saying that the chief minister’s formal resignation was received at around 2:30 pm on Saturday.

The spokesperson said the resignation would be reviewed in accordance with the Constitution and the law, and the entire process would be carried out transparently.

Ali Amin Gandapur had earlier resigned after which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had nominated Sohail Afridi as the new chief minister.

Following the delay in accepting the resignation, PTI’s leadership decided to remove Gandapur through a no-confidence motion in the provincial assembly and elect a new chief minister.

For that purpose, a meeting of constitutional experts was held at the KP Assembly Secretariat to discuss the option of a no-confidence motion against the outgoing chief minister.

However, the proposal to move a no-confidence motion against Ali Amin Gandapur was later declared impractical.

In a statement issued earlier, Gandapur had said the chief minister’s office was a trust (amanat) given to him by Imran Khan, and he was returning it as per Khan’s instructions.

While stepping down, Gandapur had said that he will fully support the newly nominated chief minister and will continue to back him.

Earlier PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that Ali Amin Gandapur has been asked to resign after PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan nominated Sohail Afridi as his replacement.