Imran Khan’s party says official detained by law enforcement forces
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was detained at his official residence in Islamabad.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
ISLAMABAD – The chief minister of Pakistan’s north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a key aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was detained in Islamabad on Oct 5 by law enforcement agencies, Khan’s party said.
Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was leading into Islamabad a convoy of Khan supporters who clashed with police officers on Oct 4 and 5.
He was detained by paramilitary and police forces after he arrived at the official residence of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister in Islamabad, Khan’s spokesman, Mr Zulfikar Bukhari, told journalists.
Leaders of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party earlier said Mr Gandapur had been arrested by police. They later clarified that he had been taken into custody but not formally arrested. REUTERS
