In a resignation letter sent to party leadership, Danyal claimed that the ANP “wished to have him withdraw his candidacy ─ a feat against the democratic process”. According to media reports, ANP itself had offered the slot to slain Haroon Bilour’s family after his death in a suicide blast. However, the party took a U-turn and asked Danyal to withdraw his nomination in favour of some other nominee, prompting him to resign. “Such behaviour on the party leadership’s part, in the face of my many sacrifices for the party, has led to the decision to resign,” 21-year-old head of the Bilour family added. His son Aimal Wali Khan has been elected as the KP president whereas Aimal’s father-in-law and party leader Shahi Syed has been elected as ANP president in Sindh.

Source: Pakistan Today April 09, 2019 15:33 UTC