Was carrying honey not liquor: PTI minister

Ali Amin Gandapur has been booked for possession of unlicensed weapons, liquor

ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Revenue Ali Amin Gandapur on Monday claimed false allegations are being leveled against him regarding possession of arms and liquor.



Saying police were resorting to violence against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers, the minister said, “I can undergo a medical test and prove in the court that I was carrying honey and not liquor." Gandapur added, “The district police officer (DPO) leveling the allegation should also undergo a test to prove he has not been drinking.”

“Is this democracy to stop political workers and subject them to violence,” the firebrand provincial minister told media as he reached Bani Gala.

Bhara Kahu police booked Gandapur late Sunday evening for possession of unlicensed firearms and liquor. The items were retrieved by police from the minister’s vehicle outside PTI chairman Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala on Sunday.



The capital city police claimed to have recovered bulletproof vests, two SMGs, a teargas firing gun, a handgun, bullets as well as a bottle of liquor from Gandapur. Though the police made no effort to arrest Gandapur, many of the PTI workers travelling with him were detained.

Police said the arrests were made for violation of the ban on rallies and gatherings under Section 144 of the CrPC.