The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has accepted the petition to disqualify Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and set the formal hearing for March 26 after the preliminary hearings, APP reports.

A two-member bench of the Election Commission comprising Nisar Ahmed Durrani and Shah Muhammad Jatoi issued a notice to the KP CM.

The bench directed the District Election Commission of DI Khan to submit a report concerning false statements on 735 kanal property in the nomination papers and allegations of asset concealment by Gandapur before March 26.

In the preliminary hearing on the application filed by Jamiat Ulema Islam’s (JUI) Kafeel Nizami, the bench was informed that 735 kanals of land in DI Khan had been temporarily transferred to Gandapur, despite Asif Khan being the original owner of the land.

According to the written decision, based on the asset details provided by Gandapur in 2020, he acquired a Land Cruiser vehicle by selling the same land, which makes him ineligible for the provincial assembly seat due to false information.