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Amid intense sloganeering, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday elected PTI\u2019s Ali Amin Gandapur as the 22nd chief minister of the province.<\/p>\n
The PTI leader clinched an overwhelming victory with 90 votes against rival Ibadullah Khan from the PML-N.<\/p>\n
Gandapur, who had served as a federal minister during the PTI government, was nominated for the coveted slot by imprisoned party founder Imran Khan last month. He contested polls on a National Assembly seat (NA-44) and a provincial seat (PK-113) in Dera Ismail Khan. In KP, PTI-backed candidates in a comfortable majority to form the provincial government.<\/p>\n
The PTI leader was also among the party leaders who were sent to jail in the aftermath of the May 9 riots.<\/p>\n
Today, the KP Assembly convened to vote for the coveted slot of the provincial chief executive and saw Gandapur securing a comfortable victory. The session began a little later than scheduled.<\/p>\n
Otherwise calm, pro-Imran Khan slogans continued to echo in the house throughout the session, which was boycotted by the JUI-F.<\/p>\n
In his victory speech after the CM elections today, Gandapur asserted that he had become the chief minister in an \u201cindependent capacity\u201d and lamented how his party was not even given a \u201cplaying field let alone a level playing field\u201d in the February 8 general elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not want to carry out politics of revenge,\u201d he said. But at the same time, the PTI leader also stressed that \u201cwe know how to snatch our rights\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gandapur said he was ready for a probe into the allegations of rigging in the general elections. \u201cCome here and conduct an investigation on the basis of Forms-45,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can open [investigate] whichever constituency you want,\u201d he said. \u201cI am putting the entire province before you [\u2026] we hope that every democratic politician would say that the mandate should be returned because stealing a mandate is akin to betraying the public and violating the Constitution,\u201d Gandapur said in the fiery speech.<\/p>\n
He also demanded the immediate resignation of the chief election commissioner, claiming that the Election Commission of Pakistan had failed to fulfill its responsibility. Gandapur also urged the Supreme Court to set up a judicial commission to probe the allegations of rigging.<\/p>\n
The PTI leader further stated that Imran Khan was languishing in jail today only because he \u201cexposed a foreign conspiracy before the public\u201d. \u201cToday, the entire nation knows who is elected and who is selected,\u201d Gandapur said.<\/p>\n
Talking about the May 9 riots, he said around nine first information reports were registered against him on the day. \u201cIf you find any evidence against me, come and arrest me,\u201d the PTI leader said.<\/p>\n
He demanded that a \u201cjudicial inquiry\u201d should be held into the May 9 events and the \u201creal beneficiaries\u201d of the saga should be exposed. Gandapur also stated that all the PTI leaders falsely implicated should be released within a week and warned that otherwise action would be taken.<\/p>\n
Gandapur also promised to end terrorism in KP and said that the government would ensure every person in the province would be able to sleep in peace.<\/p>\n
Talking about the economic situation of KP, Gandapur said that he would focus on increasing the revenue of the province and reducing the burdens on the poor segments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will give property, right to inheritance, free legal assistance to women,\u201d he promised, adding that the government would also invest in trade and business development to create employment.<\/p>\n
Gandapur also announced that health card in the province would be restored from the first day of Ramazan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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