Gazanfar Ali Gul attended the Government College, Lahore where he achieved the Honour Role in debating.
After completing his time at Government College, Gazanfar Ali Gul moved to the United Kingdom for his further studies.
However, at this time the PPP had decided to boycott the elections that were being held under the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq, the then President of Pakistan.
His political sharpness and leadership qualities were noted by the former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, who offered him the chance of being a MNA.
After the latter, Ghazanfar filed a case against Hussain, claiming that the votes needed to be recounted due to irregularities.