ISLAMABAD: District and Sessions Court took action on Tuesday by issuing arrest warrants for former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in relation to a liquor and arms recovery case.
The warrant was issued in light of Gandapur’s continuous absence from the court hearings. Judicial Magistrate Mubashir Hassan ordered the police to arrest the former KP CM and produce him before the court.
The incident traces back to October 30, 2016, when Islamabad police reported the recovery of five Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol, six magazines, a bulletproof vest, alcohol, and three tear gas shells from the car of Gandapur, the then-KP revenue minister. The vehicle was found near Bani Gala, the area housing the residence of detained PTI founder Imran Khan.
Gandapur dismissed the police allegations, asserting that two of the five assault rifles found in his possession were licensed, while the remaining firearms were official weapons issued to his security detail. He further stated that the teargas launcher and liquor bottles did not belong to him, explaining that he was actually carrying honey in the bottle presumed to contain liquor.
This case against Gandapur is linked to a complaint registered at Bara Kahu Police Station.
