PESHAWAR: The political situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained in limbo on Friday after Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur departed the provincial capital for his hometown, with the fate of a resignation he tendered 48 hours earlier still unconfirmed.<\/p>\n
Mr Gandapur left for Dera Ismail Khan after saying farewell to his staff at the chief minister\u2019s house, despite his resignation not yet being formally accepted by the province\u2019s governor.<\/p>\n
In his first media interaction after resi\u00adg\u00adning, Mr Gandapur had pressed for the swift acceptance of his resignation on Thu\u00adrsday night. He said any delay in the process would be detrimental to the province.<\/p>\n
However, the resignation cannot be processed until the governor reviews it. An official on Governor Faisal Karim Kundi\u2019s staff told Dawn the governor was in Islamabad and not expected to return to Peshawar until Saturday (today).<\/p>\n
Withdrawal is pending as governor is out of town<\/p>\n
\u201cThe resignation letter may have arri\u00adved in mail but I could not say anything in this regard right now,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Gandapur confirmed the chief minister\u2019s departure in a statement, noting that a large number of employees from the chief minister\u2019s house and secretariat were present to see him off. Mr Gandapur thanked the staff for their cooperation during his tenure.<\/p>\n
Upon reaching Dera Ismail Khan later in the afternoon, Mr Gandapur was greeted by supporters at the Yarak Interchange who showered his convoy with rose petals. In a brief address, Mr Gandapur reiterated that his political career was focused on public service rather than power.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy politics was never about power but about serving the people,\u201d Mr Gandapur said, stressing that the trust of his constituents remained his \u201cgreatest strength despite his resignation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a leader from Gandapur\u2019s party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, said they were awaiting the governor\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe moment Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi approves the resignation, the process for the election of the new chief minister would be started,\u201d the PTI leader said.<\/p>\n
He noted that any decisions about a future provincial cabinet would be made by the nominee for chief minister, Sohail Afridi, after meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan.<\/p>\n
According to Article 130 (8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, \u201cthe Chief Minister may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his office.\u201d The governor can, however, invoke Article 133 to ask the chief minister to continue his duties as an interim arrangement until a successor is in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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