Shafi Jan claims KP chief minister arrested

Summary

• The reported arrest claim came amid a major political development after President Asif Ali Zardari approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recommendation concerning the imposition of emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution.
• PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said the party categorically rejected the move, calling it a serious political mistake that threatened the province’s democratic rights and constitutional mandate.
• Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser also rejected the reported emergency and governor’s rule, describing the measures as an infringement of the province’s constitutional rights.

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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan has claimed that Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has been arrested and urged people across the province to gather in Peshawar in support of the provincial leadership.

In a message posted on X on Sunday, Shafi Jan called on residents of different districts, including Kohat, to travel to the provincial capital. He also urged people from the former tribal districts to come forward and support the chief minister.

“The people will now have to come out,” he said, stressing that residents of the tribal districts had an important role to play in the current situation. He added that he would join the people wherever they assembled.

The reported arrest claim came amid a major political development after President Asif Ali Zardari approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recommendation concerning the imposition of emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution.

The federal government has linked the move to the province’s deteriorating security situation and its concerns about the provincial government’s role in counterterrorism efforts. The reported arrest claim could not be independently verified from the information available.