{"id":13552,"date":"2025-07-14T00:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2025-07-14T00:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T00:04:02","slug":"gandapurs-punjab-visit-stirs-ticket-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13552","title":{"rendered":"Gandapur’s Punjab visit stirs ticket controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"
K-P CM Ali Amin Gandapur’s visit to Punjab was primarily aimed at rallying support for PTI Senate ticket holder from K-P, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, a candidate who, reportedly, faces internal allegations of securing his ticket through unfair means.<\/p>\n

A well-placed PTI source, speaking to The Express Tribune, claimed that the nature of the PTI convoy, led by CM Gandapur to the residence of Afridi, appeared “extraordinary”.<\/p>\n

He said the event gave the impression that the “powers that be” had made an exception for this rally, but later developments suggested a more complex picture. The parliamentary party dinner at Afridi’s farmhouse revealed the visit’s true purpose, namely, to rally support from party MPAs in Afridi’s favour.<\/p>\n

He noted that within PTI, there are two opinions on the ticket’s awarding, with the dominant view being that it involved foul play.<\/p>\n

The lavish dining and lodging arrangements raised concerns within the party. Afridi is accused of bribing his way to a Senate nomination, allegedly sidelining a loyal party worker, who according to the source has been nominated for the portfolio of party information secretary K-P. It was further alleged that the Gandapur-led provincial government fully backed Afridi. The issue will be taken up with Imran Khan in Tuesday’s meeting, with an effort to reverse the decision.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Express Tribune, Opp Leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar said the event was organised by the K-P CM and the provincial government.<\/p>\n

However, he rejected the impression that the police extended a “red carpet” to the convoy. “The convoy, being led by a sitting chief minister and cabinet members, was entitled to police security. There were arrests and baton charges against our workers … so the suggestion that the event enjoyed the establishment’s blessings is incorrect, at least in this regard.”<\/p>\n

K-P Information Minister Barrister Saif was approached for comments but was not available.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

K-P CM Ali Amin Gandapur’s visit to Punjab was primarily aimed at rallying support for PTI Senate ticket holder from K-P, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, a candidate who, reportedly, faces internal allegations of securing his ticket through unfair means. A well-placed PTI source, speaking to The Express Tribune, claimed that the nature of the PTI convoy, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}