Gandapur on the run: Interior Minister confirms he is not in custody

Gandapur on the run: Interior Minister confirms he is not in custody

Pakistan

He mentioned that there was footage of Gandapur fleeing from the KP House.

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has stated that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was not in police custody or any other agency's detention.

Speaking to the media after the funeral prayers for martyred police constable Abdul Hamid Shah, Naqvi remarked that Gandapur was on the run, and if he was in Islamabad, he would be found, as checkpoints have been established for his capture.

He mentioned that there was footage of Gandapur fleeing from the KP House and that police have conducted raids related to three or four cases.

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Expressing sorrow over the martyrdom of the injured police officer, Naqvi conveyed condolences to the family of Constable Abdul Hamid Shah, stating that he was killed by the protestors.

He assured that strict action would be taken against those involved in the officer's murder.

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Furthermore, Naqvi announced that one of the two sons of the martyr would be offered a job in the police force, and the family would receive a plot along with the martyrs' package.