Islamabad: Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, issued a strong rebuttal to recent statements made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, holding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) responsible for its ongoing political setbacks and accusing its leadership of fostering instability through a non-political and confrontational approach.
Chaudhry warned that any future attempts to attack state institutions would face even tougher resistance than before, emphasizing that no one will be allowed to threaten constitutional order.
In his remarks, Talal Chaudhry stated that political parties should adopt a political, not hostile, mode of conduct. He criticized PTI for repeatedly making political missteps — including resigning from assemblies, dissolving provincial governments, and now losing reserved seats due to what he called their own incompetence. He maintained that these seats went to other parties solely because of PTI’s strategic blunders.
Chaudhry attributed PTI’s current political challenges to its “unpolitical mindset,” asserting that the party’s leadership is now facing consequences for decisions that ignored political norms.
Referring specifically to Ali Amin Gandapur, he alleged that the KP Chief Minister had attempted to “march on Islamabad” multiple times in the past, but the state had thwarted these moves through constitutional means.
He warned that any future attempt to confront the state would meet an even more forceful response. “Those who cannot protect their own provincial police and fear terrorists can only deliver fiery speeches on TV,” he remarked.
The minister further claimed that if PTI had not been in power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for three consecutive terms, terrorism in the province would not have escalated to the current level. He concluded by underlining that while political disagreement is a democratic right, attacking state institutions is unacceptable. “Politics built on hate, chaos, and unrest always ends in regret, isolation, and disgrace,” he added.
