Governor summons CM Gandapur to verify resignation letters

News Desk

Peshawar: Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has formally written to Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, directing him to appear at the Governor’s House on October 15 for verification of two purported resignation letters received earlier this month.

According to the Governor’s letter, two separate sets of resignation documents — dated October 8 and October 11 — were received at the Governor’s House, both allegedly bearing different and inconsistent signatures.

The Governor stated that since he is currently out of the city and will return to Peshawar on the evening of October 15, the Chief Minister has been advised to meet him at 3:00 p.m. the same day to verify the authenticity of the documents.

Governor Kundi emphasized that the matter would be resolved strictly in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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Earlier,  Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has resigned from his position, bringing his tenure as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to an end after just one year and seven months.

Following the general elections held last year, Gandapur was nominated by his party to lead the province. He was elected as Chief Minister on March 1, 2024, and took the oath of office the next day, on March 2, 2024.

His resignation places him among the five shortest-serving Chief Ministers in KP’s political history — all of whom remained in office for less than two years.

According to official records, the shortest tenure was that of Pir Sabir Shah of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who held office for only four months and five days, from October 20, 1993, to February 25, 1994.

He was followed by Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who served for one year, seven months, and 25 days, from December 2, 1988, to August 7, 1990.

Mufti Mahmood, the late leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), remained in office for 11 months and 15 days, from March 1, 1972, to February 15, 1973.