‘Suppressing’ PTI federal govt’s top priority, says KP CM
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi alleged on Tuesday that the current government’s priority was not Pakistan but suppressing PTI founding chairman and eliminating his party. Talking to reporters outside the Supreme Court, where PTI’s lawmakers and lawyers were staging a sit-in outside Supreme Court to urge apex to fix Imran Khan’s cases on an immediate basis, the Khyber…
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi declared on Tuesday that the current administration's top priority is suppressing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, rather than addressing the nation’s concerns. While speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court, where PTI lawmakers and lawyers are staging a sit-in demanding the quick resolution of Imran Khan's cases, Afridi alleged that the country is headed towards chaos as the present government aims to isolate the PTI founder and prevent his family members and lawyers from meeting him in jail.
Afridi stated, "We have to change these priorities because this is our country and these are our institutions."
Afridi declined to comment on Imran Khan's health condition while incarcerated, noting that his family, legal team, and party leaders have been denied access to him for the past nine months. They claim that Khan has been subjected to complete isolation since then. Afridi referred to previous accusations that his party pursues a "politics of chaos" and reiterated that they have consistently employed democratic, constitutional, and legal methods to address the situation, which have been ignored.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister announced that, after receiving no response from the government, they have decided to proceed with a peaceful protest, their constitutional and legal right. Afridi expressed hope that the entire nation would join the protest on September 27, emphasizing that the youth of the country are dissatisfied with the ruling system and state institutions.
Later, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja told media that he and other PTI leaders had met with the Supreme Court registrar, who assured them that Imran Khan's cases, particularly those related to a pending meeting, would be heard within the coming week. Raja confirmed that the cause list of Imran Khan's cases would be released in the following days.
The sit-in was attended by numerous PTI Members of National Assembly (MNAs), Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs), Senators, and members of the Insaf lawyer forum.
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