Overview
- Sher Afzal Khan Marwat, an MNA who was expelled from PTI, filed a constitutional petition in the Federal Constitutional Court on Thursday seeking to restore Ali Amin Gandapur as K-P chief minister.
- Marwat argues Gandapur’s October resignation was obtained under pressure and on the dictation of a convicted and disqualified individual, and he asks the court to declare the resignation void and Afridi’s appointment null.
- The petition was filed under Article 175E and invokes Articles 9, 17 and 2A to frame the case as a public-interest challenge to extra-constitutional interference in provincial governance.
- Gandapur has publicly distanced himself from the legal move and PTI-aligned figures have denounced the petition as a conspiracy while defending Sohail Afridi’s appointment as valid.
- If the FCC accepts Marwat’s claims it could undo official acts taken after the contested resignation and set a precedent on whether orders from a disqualified leader can lawfully direct party or government changes.