Overview

• Ali Amin Gandapur has signed and sent his resignation to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, according to reports published early on October 9.
• PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja confirmed the leadership’s decision to replace Gandapur and to nominate Suhail Afridi, attributing the move to the party founder.
• Raja cited security and policy differences as context for the change, saying the new nominee is expected to guide engagement with the federal government.
• The Election Commission’s ruling that PTI-backed lawmakers are independent remains in effect, complicating formal party counts in the assemblies.
• Opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are split over a single candidate for chief minister, while federal interlocutors secured a pause in public statements between PML-N and PPP after meeting President Asif Ali Zardari.