DI KHAN – A close relative of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandpur was killed in a firing incident in an area of Dera Ismail Khan.
Reports said unknown gunmen targeted Saqlain Gandapur in Kolachi tehsil. The body has been shifted to a hospital while police have launched an investigation into the matter.
Saqlain is reportedly the son of KP chief minister’s uncle Ismail Khan.
Earlier, Gandapur has emphasised the need for establishing peace in Kurram district as he ordered authorities to demolish check posts of rival tribes and seize their weapons.
The provincial chief executive issued the directives during a grand jirga, organised in Kohat district, which was attended by elders of the rival tribes.
Speaking at the jirgay, Gandapur assured the participants that the provincial government was ready to go to any extent to establish peace and law and order.
He also directed the authorities concerned to take measures for the “immediate resettlement” of homeless victims in Kurram. “People’s loss of life and property should be compensated immediately,” he added.
Furthermore, he said, the weapons in the possession of the rival tribes should be immediately seized. “The administration will keep those weapons in its custody until peace is restored,” he added.
The chief minister also called for action, including arrest and registration of cases, against those spreading hatred on social media.
He urged the parties to immediately announce a ceasefire and implement previous peace agreements. “Peace cannot be restored without the cooperation of the citizens,” he said.
Gandapur urged the federal government to deploy Frontier Corps platoons in tribal areas to support efforts aimed at restoring peace, despite political differences between federal and provincial administrations.
