Overview
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Lahore and led a PTI gathering at Liberty Chowk after earlier police obstruction, with Imran Khan’s sisters seen at the rally.
- Afridi said Punjab Police blocked his convoy near Chakri on the way to Lahore; the Punjab Assembly later approved entry for his delegation, and he addressed opposition members inside the house.
- At a news conference in the Punjab Assembly, Afridi accused the federal setup of trying to pressure the jailed PTI founder and criticized recent arrests and restrictions on party workers.
- Afridi reiterated that Mahmood Achakzai and Allama Nasir Abbas hold Imran Khan’s mandate for negotiations or resistance, and that PTI will follow decisions taken by the TTAP alliance.
- The KP chief minister rejected claims his government backed a Tirah Valley operation, questioned the lack of consultation and timing, and renewed complaints over the Centre’s unfulfilled Rs1 trillion pledge for merged districts, while citing Khan’s 17-year Toshakhana 2 sentence as a core grievance.