No decision yet on civil disobedience: KP CM

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said on Saturday that the decision on the civil disobedience movement had not yet been made.

“No decision yet on the civil disobedience movement. We are negotiating for the sake of country. If the government does not negotiate, we are already on the move,” he told reporters after attending the convocation of Gomal Medical College here. The chief minister also said that they had not neglected former first lady Bushra Bibi during the protest at the D-Chowk. “I did not abandon Bushra Bibi; I stood by her,” he added.

The CM alleged direct firing was carried out on their workers at D-Chowk, and the government, by invoking Section 245, orchestrated the killing of their people. This according to him resulted in the martyrdom of 12 workers while 107 workers were still missing.

The chief minister expressed concern about the missing workers, saying that thousands of workers had been arrested and injured. He said that the blood of their workers would not go in vain. “We will attack like the Battle of Panipat. We have carried out five attacks so far. Just as Mahmood Ghazni attacked 17 times, we would continue our attacks in a similar manner.

He praised the role of Pashtuns in Kashmir’s liberation. “If the Pashtuns liberate Kashmir, it is acceptable, but if they fight for their own freedom, it is deemed wrong. The Pashtuns fight on the frontlines and would continue to do so. We are lions and would remain lions.”

The chief minister also alleged that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) had conspired to spread hatred in the country to incite a civil war. He claimed the government had stolen their mandate. He criticized the All-Parties Conference (APC) convened by Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and said: “The APC was called by someone with no relevance. The governor is an idle person, and I curse his APC.”

On the registration of madaris, Ali Amin Gandapur said that they wanted to provide both religious and formal education in madaris, which was a good initiative. He said that madrassa registration should be carried out.

Earlier, CM Gandapur attended the annual convocation of Gomal Medical College as the chief guest and awarded degrees and medals to the graduates. A total of 68 medical graduates received degrees, while 18 outstanding students were awarded gold medals for their academic excellence.

He announced plans to establish a campus of Khyber Medical University in Dera Ismail Khan soon, providing local students with access to quality medical education. Later, the chief minister also inaugurated three state-of-the-art laboratories at Gomal Medical College. These include an IT lab, set up in collaboration with Khyber Medical University at a cost of Rs90 million, designed for online MBBS examinations. He also inaugurated a high-tech 3D “Anatomage Table,” costing Rs40 million, the first of its kind in the province. A skills lab, established at a cost of Rs30 million, was also opened to enhance hands-on training for medical students.