Overview
- PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said Ali Amin Gandapur stepped down at Imran Khan’s directive and confirmed Sohail Afridi as the party’s nominee.
- Party leaders cited a deteriorating security situation, including recent deadly attacks in Orakzai, as the reason for replacing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister.
- PTI presented the shift as part of a plan to pursue a clearer, more independent provincial policy and stressed that Gandapur remains a loyal member.
- Sohail Afridi is a first‑time MPA from PK‑70 and serving Higher Education Minister who previously led the ISF; he would be the first chief minister from Khyber district if confirmed.
- Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar condemned the move with allegations that PTI facilitates militants, a claim PTI rejects, as formal installation steps for Afridi now await completion.