Gandapur summoned for indictment in suicide attack case

Party fails to stop PTI leader from being handed over to Islamabad police

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Dera Ismail Khan has summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on April 11 to indict him in the suicide attack case.

Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) law minister Israrullah Khan Gandapur was killed in the attack.

The accused's brother, Sardar Umar Amin Khan Gandapur, the city mayor of DI Khan tehsil, is currently on bail in the same case.

The attack that killed Israrullah occurred on the first day of Eidul Azha in 2013 at the Gandapur Cottage in Kulachi. The case was registered at the Kulachi police station on the complaint of a close associate of the victim, Jehangir.

Ali Amin, a prominent PTI leader, was allegedly involved in the suicide attack, which resulted in the death of the K-P law minister.

On Saturday, Ali Amin was handed over to the Islamabad police after the Punjab police failed to complete the necessary paperwork, despite the court's orders.

According to reports, Ali Amin was not handed over to the Punjab police, who were supposed to take him, as they could not complete the required documents. Therefore, the Islamabad police, who were handling the cases filed against Ali Amin in Islamabad, reached DI Khan to take him into custody.

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Upon learning about his extradition, PTI leaders Asad Qaiser, Pervez Khattak, and Azam Swati reached DI Khan and consulted legal experts at the judicial complex to prevent Ali Amin's extradition to Islamabad. However, despite their best efforts, they were unable to stop the transfer of Ali Amin to the capital police.

At the court's gate, the PTI workers protested against the handover of Ali Amin to the Islamabad police. Still, the police took him from another gate. The situation became tense, and DI Khan police arrested six focal persons, including Ali Amin's personal secretary Latif Niazi, for violating Section 144. It was previously reported that Niazi was being deported from Pakistan after being declared an Afghan citizen.

The PTI workers continued to protest against the handover of Ali Amin to the Islamabad police, as they blocked traffic by burning tyres between Town Hall Road and Jail Road in DI Khan.