ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Azad Kashmir has issued arrest warrants for the PTI nominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur in the case of violation of the election code of conduct, local media reported on Thursday.
The Election Commission of Azad Kashmir has issued an arrest warrant for the nominated chief ministerial candidate for PTI, Ali Amin Gandapur, local media reported on Thursday.
It is reported that the arrest warrant was issued after a complaint filed by Raja Zulqarnain against Ali Amin Gandapur, highlighting the seriousness with which electoral violations are being followed.
The AJK Election Commission, in this regard, has sent a letter to the Dera Ismail Khan deputy commissioner, directing to produce the accused on the next hearing.
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Gandapur was a federal minister in the previous PTI government and also held the portfolio of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan minister. He was assigned the task of running the election drive in AJK. However, But Gandapur presence and some alleged acts meant to influence the electorate triggered a dispute, forcing the AJK Election Commission to order him leave the area.
During the election drive, a video also went viral in which the security guards of Ali Amin Gandapur could be seen resorting to aerial firing.
The arrest warrant issues after the police in Lahore relaunched their efforts of arresting those involved in the May 9 violence in the country. Gandapur is one of the nominated people along with Mian Aslam Iqbal and others who have been declared as proclaimed offenders by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan.
