The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday declared the application seeking disqualification of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur as admissible.
Islamabad: ECP admits plea seeking disqualification of KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur. Sources privy to the development said the electoral watchdog issued a notice to Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur following the admission of the disqualification application.
The notice directed KP CM to appear before the commission for a hearing on March 26.
The matter stems from an ongoing controversy surrounding 735 kanal land, with the District Election Commission in DI Khan ordering a detailed report on the issue to be submitted before the aforementioned date.
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Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 18th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office since 2 March 2024. He served as the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan from 5 October 2018 to 10 April 2022. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue for the same period of time. He contested his first election in 2013, winning in PK-94 Dera Ismail Khan, he would win again later on in 2018. He contested 2 seats, PK-97 Dera Ismail Khan City 1, and NA-38, winning both seats.
Early life and education
Ali belongs to a politically active Gandapur tribe of Pashtuns from Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan, his late father Major (retd) Aminullah Gandapur having served as a caretaker cabinet member under Pervez Musharraf. Aminullah passed away in 2024. His brother Sardar Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur is also a politician.
He completed his early education at the Saint Helens High School, Dera Ismail Khan. Due to his keen interest in sports, as he was a player of squash, he shifted to Peshawar and did his matric from the Police Model School. He later did his BA (honr.) from the Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan.
ECP admits plea seeking disqualification of KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur
