Islamabad:  The government of Pakistan has arrested the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is said to be its most troubled province. Pakistan Police has arrested Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur today. Let us tell you that Gandapur is from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party. PTI claimed on Saturday that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was arrested when he arrived here to join the party's protest. However, Gandapur's arrest has not been officially confirmed.

The protest was called by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party founder Imran Khan. Khan has been lodged in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail for over a year. Khan's party is holding the protest to express solidarity with the judiciary and against inflation. According to Khan's party PTI, after a long journey of several hours, Gandapur, leading the protesters, reached Islamabad late Saturday afternoon and moved to KP House instead of the pre-determined protest site D-Chowk. "KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has been arrested from KP House in Islamabad," the party said in a WhatsApp message.

PTI made serious allegations against the government

"The Rangers forcefully entered KP House and showed aggression in an attempt to arrest Chief Minister Gandapur. This blatant abuse of power is extremely shameful, which raises serious concerns about the lawless situation in Pakistan," the party said in a post on social media platform 'X'. Earlier in the day, an Islamabad court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Gandapur in a case of recovery of illegal weapons and liquor. The court directed the production of the chief minister by October 12 and adjourned the hearing.

Meanwhile, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar, addressing a press conference on Friday, said no one would be allowed to come near Islamabad's 'Red Zone' and "disrupt the SCO summit". "The solution to anti-state activities is that the army has been called in, Rangers are also present, the Red Zone has been sealed and no one can be allowed to take the law into their hands."