Governor KP Faisal Kundi served with Rs 500m defamation notice

PESHAWAR: Faisal Amin, the brother of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur has sent a defamation notice to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi demanding an apology and compensation of Rs 500 million.

According to the legal notice served by Faisal Amin, Governor Kundi  had levelled corruption charges against him and his brother CM Gandapur on a TV show that had damaged his reputation and attempted to harm his political career.

The notice demanded that Governor Kundi apologize within 14 days otherwise legal action would be taken.

Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur also sent a defamation notice to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi.

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The notice demanded the Governor to retract his statement and apologize for claiming that the chief minister had signed the draft of Operation Istehkam Pakistan in the Apex Committee meeting.

The notice stated that the Governor had made this statement on TV and if the Governor does not apologize, he will have to pay a fine of Rs 1000 million.

It is worth mentioning here that the war of words intensified between Ali Amin Gandapur and newly-appointed Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, with the former threatening to block latter’s grant.

The altercation appeared to have started after CM Ali Amin Gandapur, while addressing a public gathering, threatened to occupy the governor’s house if the governor’s rule was imposed in the province.

Responding to the Gandapur’s statement, Faisal Karim Kundi said he knew how to protect the Governor’s House if Gandapur attacked it.