Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Denies Security Withdrawal For Gandapur

The recent controversy surrounding the security detail of former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has escalated, with conflicting reports emerging about the status of his protection. On February 25, 2026, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police confirmed that no security personnel had been withdrawn from Gandapur, stating, "The deployment provided to the former chief minister remains intact and no reduction has been made in his security detail." They reported that Gandapur is currently protected by a total of 77 personnel, including 58 officers from the police security wing and 12 from the Frontier Reserve Police. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi characterized the situation as a "non-issue," emphasizing that the government is focused on the release of the party's founding chairman, Imran Khan, and that the matter has been "unnecessarily politicized."