PHC seeks replies from KP govt, IG on Sohail Afridi, other PTI leaders' detention
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday sought replies from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and senior police personnel, including the inspector general (IG), regarding non-functional provincial chief executive Sohail Afridi’s detention. Afridi has not been seen since the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in his province on Oct 11. His whereabouts remained unknown on the…
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has recently sought replies from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and high-ranking police officials, including the inspector general (IG), regarding the detention of non-functional provincial chief executive Sohail Afridi. Afridi has been missing since the governor's rule and emergency were imposed in his province on October 11. His whereabouts have not been disclosed by the government, and multiple petitions have been filed in the PHC in connection with his case.
Afridi's brother, Muhammad Aamir, filed one of the petitions, alleging that his brother was "abducted" from the Chief Minister's House on the night of the emergency. Aamir has requested the court to direct the respondents, including the KP IG and the Peshawar capital city police officer, to take immediate steps to trace and recover his brother. He has also sought a comprehensive report on Afridi's whereabouts, condition, and legal status.
The PHC bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Farah Jamshed has fixed a hearing for November 3, at which respondents are asked to submit their replies. The court has also directed the public prosecutors to register a First Information Report and initiate a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation into the alleged abductions, disappearances, and detentions of PTI leaders.
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