Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has failed the PTI rally again after the party’s political show in Kahna was abruptly ended following the 6pm deadline.
“Ali Amin Gandapur has failed the [PTI] rally for the second time,” Tarar said at a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday.
Supporters of PTI left the Kahna rally after the police cleared the stage and shut down the lights. They took the action after the time allotted for the rally concluded.
Live footage showed the only lights on the site were of mobile phone flashlights and the DSNG vans. Reports said the KP chief minister was on his way to Lahore but got late because of road blockades at different locations.
The information minister’s reference to the “second time” was apparently linked to the Sangjani rally where Gandapur allegedly made disparaging comments about journalists and Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz.
The outcry over the statements prompted the top PTI leadership to apologise to journalists and women on the floor of the House.
According to Tarar, the PTI’s Lahore rally “failed much like their event in Islamabad.”
He claimed that all roads in Lahore remained open, with no obstacles placed in their way, yet PTI was only able to gather a “small crowd despite their efforts.”
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The information minister alleged that the people have rejected PTI’s rally, indicating their “inability” to mobilise supporters. Tarar criticised PTI leaders for making grand claims about the event, which “ultimately went unfulfilled.” He also accused them of confronting the judiciary and institutions.
Tarar advised KP CM Gandapur not to compare himself to Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz. He added that Gandapur’s attempts at rallying, politics, and governance “have all been unsuccessful.”
He claimed that the KP chief minister’s “failures” highlight the disconnect between PTI’s claims and their actual performance. He urged Gandapur to reassess his approach rather than making comparisons to “successful political leaders.”
