Overview

• Ali Amin Gandapur announced he was stepping down on the PTI founder’s instructions and publicly endorsed Suhail Afridi as his successor.
• PTI chairman Barrister Gohar said Gandapur will transmit his resignation to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor by summary and insisted the party remains united behind the decision.
• Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said no resignation has reached his office and pledged to sign only after checking legal and constitutional requirements, while questioning the nominee’s capability.
• ISPR reported an intelligence-based operation in Orakzai on the night of Oct. 7–8 that killed 19 alleged Indian-sponsored militants and left 11 security personnel, including a lieutenant colonel and a major, dead.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called senior party leaders to address PPP–PML‑N frictions, and President Asif Ali Zardari tasked Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi with de-escalation, as PPP figures reiterated grievances tied to Punjab’s flood-relief commitments.