RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), selected former federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur as his party’s chief minister candidate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.
“KP’s chief minister will be Ali Amin Gandapur,” claimed the former prime minister while speaking to journalists in Adiala jail, where he is now serving a series of sentences.
Khan, whose party won 84 members in the KP Assembly, is in a strong position to establish the government. In the National Assembly, PTI-backed candidates gained the most seats with nearly 90, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 75.
The PTI founder also dismissed the idea of creating a coalition government with the PML-N, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
However, Khan stated that he had asked his party leaders to hold negotiations with parties other than these three. “Those who have been brought [to rule] are the biggest money launderers,” he said.
The former premier stated that the general elections held on February 8 will bring economic stability to the country.
According to reports, Khan provided the PTI instructions regarding the KP CM, and the previous ruling party will make a notification soon.
Meanwhile, Khan stated that he realized his party had won the elections when PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif postponed his news conference. “Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have lost both elections,” he told reporters.
He further stated that PTI leader Aliya Hamza received more than 100,000 votes while in jail.
When asked if his party planned to form a government in the province or the center, Khan stated that they would first challenge the election results.
“We will also approach the Supreme Court against the poll results,” he went on to say.
The former premier stated that they have not decided on a name for the prime minister’s position and will consider it.
On the other side, the PTI founder stated that the court will hear a petition to transfer his wife Bushra Bibi to Adiala jail. She was sentenced to ten years in prison for the Toshakhana case and seven for the illegal marriage case.
