Gandapur’s “missing resignation” stops the K-P power transfer

The establishment of a new province administration in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has encountered a major hurdle since the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has apparently gone “missing,” which is holding up the swearing-in of CM-designate Sohail Afridi.

There is a lot of confusion about the resignation because there are different reports about whether it was sent or received. People at the Governor’s House said that no official resignation had been received, but people in politics said that Gandapur had already stepped down.

The uncertainty has made the transfer of power a mess and raised fears of a possible constitutional crisis in the province.

The Chief Minister’s Secretariat reported that Gandapur’s resignation was sent to the Governor’s House on Wednesday night, the same day he was told to leave the job.

But K-P Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, who was in Islamabad, and other officials at the Governor’s Secretariat didn’t say anything about it.

A member of Kundi’s staff indicated they hadn’t gotten the resignation letter yet. The official added, “To my knowledge, the resignation has not yet reached the Governor’s Office.” He also said that the governor would sign it as soon as he had it.

Kundi told reporters in Islamabad that rumors about the resignation letter being received at the Governor House were “fake news.”

The PTI has chosen Sohail Afridi, an MPA from the Khyber district, to replace Gandapur, even though it is unclear where his resignation letter is. However, before he can take over as CM, he will need to get the support of the majority of the 145 members of the K-P Assembly.

of a long message on X, former prime minister Imran Khan justified his choice to change the chief minister of K-P.

The jailed leader said that the decision was a constitutional and appropriate response to the province’s worsening security situation. He also justified the choice of Sohail Afridi as the new leader and reiterated his long-held views on how to fight terrorism.

“The change of chief minister was necessary because of the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and it is a constitutional process that has happened in other provinces of this country as well.” No one should get in the way so that the process can get along as soon as feasible. He wrote, “If anyone tries to get in the way, there will be strong protests.”

He said that Suhail Afridi was picked “because he has been involved with the ideas of ISF and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since he was a student.” “This decision also supports the idea of getting grassroots workers involved in the decision-making process instead of just relying on electables,” he said.

The former prime minister said, “Some people are trying to connect the change of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister to my family, which is completely wrong.”

He went on to say that the choice was purely political and that no one in his family had anything to do with it. “My political choices have nothing to do with anyone in my family.”

“Ali Amin is one of my old and faithful coworkers, but he has been in trouble with the law. Asim Munir’s program for dealing with terrorism, which relied on hollow firepower and didn’t have a full political plan, led to these arguments. In terms of terrorist attacks, 2025 was the deadliest year in Pakistan’s history. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can’t take it anymore. The tweet said, “I hope the new chief minister and his team will work with public representatives to come up with a comprehensive plan to get rid of terrorism and bring about lasting peace.”