Junaid Akbar replaces Gandapur as PTI’s KP president

Peshawar: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Junaid Akbar has been nominated as the party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president. They will replace KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur as the party’s president in KP, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Saturday.

A day ago, Akbar was elected chairman of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) unopposed, filling a position left vacant since the General Elections in February 2024.

“Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan, Senator Shibli Faraz and others proposed the name of Junaid Akbar Khan,” a press release from the NA read, adding that he received support from MNAs including Riaz Fatiana, Malik Aamir Dogar, Wazhiya Qamar and Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Zaman.