Overview
- Afridi reached Karachi for a three-day tour and was welcomed at the airport by Sindh minister Saeed Ghani, who presented a Sindhi cap and ajrak.
- PTI has scheduled a public gathering at Mazar-e-Quaid on Jan. 11 at 4:30 pm, with Afridi casting it as part of conveying jailed founder Imran Khan’s message.
- Sindh officials say PTI political activities will be facilitated after directions from PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, though one report notes the Bagh-e-Jinnah NOC is still pending.
- The itinerary includes meetings with party leaders, lawyers, traders and media, prison visits in District South, Korangi and Malir, a Hyderabad stop on Jan. 10, and a Jan. 12 meeting with CM Murad Ali Shah.
- Afridi’s travel faced disruptions with a weather diversion to Islamabad and later delays he criticized as deliberate before his eventual arrival in Karachi.