{
  "id": 19656448,
  "title": "PTI lawmaker moves FCC seeking immediate release of Sohail Afridi, other party workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/pti-lawmaker-moves-fcc-seeking-immediate-release-of-sohail-afridi-19656448",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:05:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044048/pti-lawmaker-moves-fcc-seeking-immediate-release-of-sohail-afridi-other-party-workers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PTI lawmaker Shandana Gulzar has petitioned the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) to order the immediate release of Sohail Afridi, the former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, provincial assembly speaker, and other PTI party workers who have been in preventive custody since October 11 when the government imposed governor’s rule and emergency in the province. Afridi has not been seen since, while the government claims he is now under preventive custody. Gulzar, along with other petitioners, seeks directives for producing these individuals before the FCC and requests the court to order their whereabouts to be disclosed, along with the identity of the authority exercising custody and the grounds of detention. Gulzar argues that Articles 232, 234, and 245 of the Constitution do not give any authority to arrest, detain, or conceal the whereabouts of any person, and that the exercise of executive authority during constitutional arrangements cannot be used to violate fundamental rights.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: PTI lawmaker Shandana Gulzar on Thursday approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking the immediate release of Sohail Afridi, the non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, the provincial assembly speaker and other party workers. Afridi has not been seen since the Centre imposed governor’s rule and emergency in KP on Oct 11. The very next day, a federal minister…",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}