- KP CM denies agreement on mines and minerals bill.
- Gandapur seeks Rs1bn damages, demands apology.
- Allegations called baseless and defamatory by CM.
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Friday strongly rejected claims of any agreement with the federal government concerning the proposed mines and minerals bill, The News reported.
He dismissed the assertions made by federal ministers as defamatory and baseless.
Gandapur said he has served a legal notice to Federal Minister for Energy Ali Pervaiz Malik and a private television channel, demanding Rs1 billion in damages and a public apology over allegations related to the KP Mines and Minerals Bill 2025.
He asked how it was possible to sign an agreement with the federal government over an issue not yet approved by the KP Assembly.
The notice, issued by Advocate Ali Azim Afridi, states that during a recent TV programme, the federal minister falsely claimed that the chief minister had signed an agreement related to the proposed minerals legislation.
The CM’s legal team has denied these allegations, calling them “baseless, malicious, and politically motivated.”
The notice argues that no such agreement exists and that the claims were made without evidence, damaging the chief minister’s reputation and political standing.
It warns of legal action if the demands — compensation and a public retraction — are not met within 15 days.
