PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to seek a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly, accusing him of losing majority support.
Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Governor Kundi criticized the provincial government for failing to appoint Vice-Chancellors at universities, noting that the court had ruled against the government’s authority on this matter.
Kundi called on the provincial government to expedite these appointments to safeguard the future of students, highlighting that 26 universities in the province are currently without Vice-Chancellors. He expressed concern over the potential sale of university land, asserting that no such sale would take place during his tenure.
The Governor also criticized the frequent suspension of assembly sessions, suggesting that the Chief Minister might be avoiding them due to a loss of confidence from assembly members. Kundi urged Gandapur to seek a vote of confidence, claiming that the Chief Minister no longer has the majority support needed.
Regarding the proposed cabinet changes, Kundi mentioned he had not yet signed the summary or consulted legal experts. He noted the numerous inquiries he had received about the summary’s status and questioned the reasons behind the proposed reshuffle. Kundi emphasized the need for accountability for corrupt and ineffective cabinet members and compared the frequent changes to a football match, stating that he would carefully consider before signing the summary.
Currently, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur holds an absolute majority in the 120-member provincial assembly, with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party holding 91 seats. The total assembly has 145 members, including 25 reserved seats yet to be allocated to PTI.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision on these reserved seats, which had previously entitled PTI to them and declared the electoral body’s allocation to the ruling coalition unconstitutional.
