{"id":15158,"date":"2025-07-24T13:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=15158"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:46:57","slug":"opposition-boycotts-cm-gandapurs-apc-calls-it-a-political-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=15158","title":{"rendered":"Opposition boycotts CM Gandapur\u2019s APC, calls it a political stunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KP Chief Minister, Ali Amin Gandapur, called for an All Party Conference (APC) to address the rising threat of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced a major setback today. The key opposition parties refused to attend. They called it a political stunt rather than a serious effort for a dialogue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Initially APC was scheduled to be held at the Chief Minister&#8217;s House in Peshawar. The address aimed to bring together all political forces on one consensus for rising security challenges in the province.<\/p>\n<p>However, major opposition parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), Awami National Party (ANP), and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have boycotted the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leader described APC as an \u201cexhibition\u201d and has accused the government of taking \u201cfrivolous decisions\u201d. He stated that a genuine solution to the problems of the province can be discussed and resolved on the parliamentary floor.<\/p>\n<p>ANP\u2019s provincial president, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, called the conference a \u201cpointless exercise\u201d with no meaningful outcome.<\/p>\n<p>In response to criticism, CM Gandapur stated that the opposition\u2019s refusal showed their indifference to the province\u2019s growing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated, \u201cPeace can only be achieved through collective effort.\u201d he emphasised that the government is making sincere efforts to bring political parties into confidence.<\/p>\n<p>CM also addressed the recent controversies related to Senate elections. He rejected the allegations of horse trading, and he also clarified that the list of Senate candidates was finalized by the party founder.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he has decided to remove Irfan Saleem\u2019s name from the list. Gandapur accused certain individuals of distorting the founder\u2019s narrative and warned that those creating rifts within the party would be removed.<\/p>\n<p>Gandapur also condemned drone attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, regardless of their origin, declaring that his government will take all necessary measures to maintain law and order in the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KP Chief Minister, Ali Amin Gandapur, called for an All Party Conference (APC) to address the rising threat of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced a major setback today. The key opposition parties refused to attend. They called it a political stunt rather than a serious effort for a dialogue. 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