Illegal weapons, liquor case: Gandapur’s non-bailable arrest warrants suspended

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in a case related to alleged possession of illegal weapons and liquor.

Judicial Magistrate Mubashir Hussain Chishti, while hearing the case registered at Bhara Kahu police station, suspended Gandpur’s warrants. Gandapur appeared before Mubashir Hassan Chishti along with his legal team, marking his first appearance in the case after issuance of his warrant.

During proceedings, Gandpur’s counsel Raja Zahoorul Hasan told the court that his client personally appeared before the court.

He informed the court that the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had already granted interim bail to the chief minister until July 3.

He requested the court to suspend the non-bailable arrest warrants following Gandapur’s court appearance.

In response, the court asked about the submission of a statement under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), to which Gandapur assured that the required responses would be submitted after the presentation of the provincial budget.

The court approved Gandapur’s request and suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants and adjourned the hearing until July 2.

It is pertinent to mention here that the court had issued an arrest warrant for Gandapur on September 4, 2024 for not appearing before the court.

Gandapur, while talking to the media after appearing before the court, criticised the ongoing legal actions against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership and party workers.

He stated that numerous cases against the PTI founding chairman and workers are wasting their time and energy.

“These cases are wasting the time and energy of our leadership and workers,” he said, adding that “once the judiciary is truly independent and all institutions operate within constitutional limits, such challenges will naturally end.”

He condemned the recent Israeli attacks on Iran and Palestine and expressed solidarity with both nations. Gandapur also expressed a desire to witness and participate in “Ghazwa-e-Hind.”

To a question about US President Donald Trump and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s meeting, he said that he had no information and therefore could not comment.

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