PTI long march will go beyond Swabi, KP CM tells protesters on way to Charsadda
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was leading PTI protesters to Charsadda from Peshawar on sixth day of the party’s protest march that is being carried out to demand the release of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan. The route plan for the march has undergone multiple changes since its launch on Oct 4. While the party initially vowed to march towards Islamabad, its final…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Chief Minister Sohail Afridi led a long march of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to Charsadda from Peshawar on the sixth day of the protest. The protest aims to demand the release of PTI founder Imran Khan, who is currently in jail. Initially, the march was intended to reach Islamabad, but the final destination has not been confirmed beyond Swabi, according to Afridi.
Despite the federal government's warnings, Afridi dismissed the threats as "empty threats" and assured the protesters that their safety would not be compromised after crossing the provincial boundary.
Prior to Afridi's speech, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi had challenged the protesters to reach Swabi, which borders Punjab’s Attock district. Kundi doubted the feasibility of the PTI's plan to reach Swabi on October 11 and accused the party of being in hiding in Islamabad. He questioned the success of PTI's mobilization campaigns in Sindh and Punjab, asking where their representatives were during the march.
Kundi also criticized PTI leaders and ministers for being "abducted" and called for Afridi's resignation on ethical grounds. He further accused the PTI of turning the long march into a "Lucky Irani Circus" and claimed that the party had never condemned terrorism. Kundi vowed to protect the province from terrorists and emphasized that terrorism is their "red line."
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