Overview

• Governor Faisal Karim Kundi confirmed receiving Ali Amin Gandapur’s handwritten resignation and said it will be verified under constitutional procedure.
• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session is set for October 13 to elect the next leader of the house, with the schedule posted by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati.
• PTI leaders reaffirmed support for Sohail Afridi and warned against any move to bypass the constitutional process, rejecting terrorism allegations as baseless.
• PTI engaged JUI and reached out to ANP and PPP to build support for Afridi, highlighting his roots in the merged tribal areas.
• The military’s spokesperson warned of a political–criminal nexus behind rising militancy, the information minister accused PTI of aiding terrorists, and a federal official cautioned that votes will determine the outcome.