Conflicting reports arise as some sources say the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister has not been detained.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was taken into custody at K-P House following charges of attacking the state and misusing government resources, sources said on Saturday.
The detention followed a raid at the location, with officials moving in to execute Gandapur’s arrest warrants.
According to sources, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader is facing serious allegations, including damaging government property and illegally utilising state resources.
Islamabad’s Inspector General (IG) was reportedly responsible for leading the efforts to take Gandapur into custody.
Conflicting reports later arose with some sources saying that Gandapur had not been detained.
PHC grants protective bail to CM Gandapur
The Peshawar High Court has granted Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur a one-month protective bail, barring his arrest in all pending cases, his lawyer, Alam Khan Adinzai, said on Saturday.
The court issued a clear directive, stating that Gandapur should not be detained during this period.
The protective bail was issued as Gandapur faced multiple charges, including misuse of state resources and damaging government property.
His lawyer stated that any attempt by Islamabad police to arrest him would violate the court’s order.
“If they proceed with the arrest, it would be considered contempt of court,” Adinzai stated.
Non-Bailable warrants issued for Ali Amin Gandapur’s arrest once again
A district court in Islamabad issued has non-bailable arrest warrants for K-P CM Gandapur in a case involving the recovery of illegal weapons and alcohol, court officials said.
The Islamabad District and Sessions Court heard the case, which was filed against Gandapur in the Bahara Kahu police station, Express News reported.
Judicial Magistrate Mubashir Hussain Zaidi presided over the hearing.
Gandapur, who has been summoned to court multiple times, failed to appear once again. In response, the court issued non-bailable warrants for his arrest, ordering authorities to ensure his presence at the next hearing.
The case, which centres around the alleged recovery of illegal weapons and alcohol, has now been adjourned until October 12. The court directed law enforcement to arrest Gandapur and present him before the court on that date.
The warrant came in connection with a liquor and arms recovery case from 2016 when police had recovered weapons and liquor from Gandapur’s car outside the residence of then PTI chairman Imran Khan as he came to attend the party’s planned lockdown of the capital.
The provincial minister came in a motorcade along with 300-plus PTI workers. When they reached Banigala, the police blocked them off and told them they were violating a ban on rallies and gatherings under Section 144 before directing them to disperse.
When the PTI supporters accompanying Gandapur refused to disperse, the police began arresting them.
In the meantime, Gandapur got out of his car and ran into the adjacent forest. The police said they found a man sitting in Gandapur’s SUV (APL-16) holding a teargas gun. The man was identified as Allah Nawaz, a resident of DI Khan – Gandapur’s hometown.
While searching the car, the police recovered a sealed bottle of high-end whisky, a bulletproof vest, two submachine guns, ammunition, and two number plates (YH-115).
The police claim that the weapons were unlicensed, while the PTI leader claims they were licensed weapons and belonged to his security guards. He had claimed the whisky bottle had honey in it.
