Achakzai, Abbas move FCC for release of Sohail Afridi, detained lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: The leaders of the opposition in both Houses of Parliament on Saturday approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking the immediate release of Sohail Afridi, the non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, along with eight other elected members of the provincial assembly and six members of the National Assembly. Afridi has not been seen since the Centre imposed…
The opposition leaders of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, led by Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Raja Nasir Abbas, have petitioned the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) to secure the release of detained opposition members, including Sohail Afridi, the non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister. The petition was filed following the imposition of governor's rule and emergency in the province on October 11, during which Afridi and several other elected members have been in preventive custody.
The opposition group asserts that Afridi remains the KP chief minister with the confidence and support of party founder Imran Khan, despite the government's transfer of powers to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. The petition raises concerns about the supremacy of the Constitution, the protection of fundamental rights, and the limits on executive authority under Articles 232, 234, and 245.
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