KP CM stages protest in police van after arrest of PTI leaders
LAHORE: High drama unfolded in the provincial capital on Monday as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi staged a protest inside a police prisoner van following the arrest of senior PTI leaders and workers accompanying his convoy, triggering a sharp political escalation and heated accusations between Punjab and KP authorities. “They (Punjab Police) tried to abduct me and then…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi, staged a protest inside a police prisoner van following the arrest of senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers accompanying his convoy in Lahore. The arrest sparked a tense standoff between KP and Punjab authorities, with Afridi claiming he was being abducted and demanding the release of the detained workers.
He subsequently boarded the prisoner van in protest and refused to leave when asked to do so by police. The incident has led to heated accusations and condemnation from both parties, with the KP Information Minister calling it a serious matter and the Punjab government dismissing it as a staged political stunt.
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