ISLAMABAD : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the restriction on meeting former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.In the petition, Gandapur requested the court to allow weekly meetings with Imran Khan, arguing that denying such access was a violation of Articles 9, 10-A, and 19 of the constitution.
The petition asserted that a meeting Imran Khan was essential for budget consultations and urged the Supreme Court to enforce its existing orders.Earler in the day, KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur appeared before the Supreme Court to request permission for a meeting with Imran Khan, citing urgent party consultations ahead of the provincial budget. However, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah declined to hear the matter, stating it was not a judicial issue.
CM Gandapur arrived at the courtroom while another case was underway, accompanied by senior lawyer Latif Khosa and KP Advocate General Shah Faisal.Addressing the bench, Gandapur argued that the KP Assembly is in the midst of passing its budget and the budget committee urgently needs guidance from the party head.
He lamented that repeated requests to meet Imran Khan had been ignored, despite Khan’s formal letter to the Supreme Court.Justice Shah, however, refused to take up the petition, noting, “This is not a matter for the judicial side; you have approached the wrong forum. The proper course is to submit your request to the SC Registrar or Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, who also chairs the Practice and Procedure Committee.”
Advocate Khosa urged the court to treat the matter as urgent, but Justice Shah reiterated that no judicial proceedings could be undertaken on this issue.
Gandapur seeks meeting with Imran Khan, Justice Mansoor recuses
