CM Afridi strikes defiant tone as federal ministers rail against KP govt's counter-terror fight
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday struck a defiant tone and again panned the Centre’s counterterrorism policy as federal ministers railed against his government’s efforts to combat terrorism. Afridi, who was elected as the KP CM in October 2025, has repeatedly voiced his opposition to the federal government’s policies on counterterrorism and Afghanistan. Earlier in the…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday maintained a defiant stance against the federal government's counterterrorism policies, as federal ministers criticized his administration's efforts to combat terrorism. Afridi, who has been critical of the Centre's approach since taking office in October 2025, argued that the current policy was flawed and that the blood of Pakhtuns would flow again if changes were not made.
He reminded federal ministers that his government had repeatedly warned about the inadequacies of the existing strategy, which he claimed had failed for 22 years.
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