KP Assembly condemns Punjab govt, police for ‘confining’ CM Afridi
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly adopted a joint resolution here on Tuesday, condemning Punjab’s government and police for “ ridiculing KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi by illegally confining him and withdrawing his security detail” during a visit to Lahore on Monday night. “Such action cannot be justified as a routine act of political retaliation under any circumstances. It’s…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has passed a joint resolution condemning the Punjab government and police for confining Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi illegally during a visit to Lahore. The resolution, tabled by Law Minister Aftab Alam Afridi, deems this action as a grave violation of the constitutional rights of the elected leader, including Articles 4, 9, 14, and 25 of the Constitution.
The Assembly expressed its strong disapproval of the incident, which the resolution describes as an attack on the dignity, personal liberty, security, and provincial autonomy of the chief minister. It emphasized that no province's administration has the authority to treat an elected head of another province with contempt or inhumane treatment due to political differences or other reasons.
The resolution calls for a transparent and impartial investigation into the incident and demands that the Punjab government explain the unlawful actions taken by the police. The parliamentary party of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa strongly condemned the Punjab police's treatment of CM Afridi, calling it a deliberate attempt to undermine the federation and create animosity among provinces.
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