ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Ali Amin Gandapur, former Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in a case involving him for allegedly carrying illegal weapons and liquor.
Judicial Magistrate Mubashir Hassan Chishti issued the warrants after Gandapur repeatedly failed to appear before the court. The magistrate directed the police to arrest the former Chief Minister and produce him in the next hearing of the case that was registered at the BharaKahu police station. The court adjourned the hearing of the case till November 29.
The case was registered in October 2016, accusing Gandpur of carrying illegal arms and liquor. According to police, five Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol, six magazines, a bulletproof vest, alcohol, and three tear gas shells were recovered from his vehicle near Bani Gala.
Gandapur has denied the allegations, claiming the weapons were licensed and the liquor bottle allegedly found in his vehicle actually contained honey.
The case was registered under sections 143 (punishment for joining unlawful assembly), 144 (joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon), 145 (joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse) and 440 (mischief committed after preparation made causing death or hurt) of the Pakistan Penal Code, read with Sections 13 (penalty for breaching sections 4, 5, 8 and 11), 20 (power to confiscate) and Section 65 of the Arms Ordinance, 1965.
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