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KP Chief Minister Afridi Arrives in Karachi as Sindh Opens Space for PTI Activities

PPP leaders promise security with venue access for a visit that features a planned Jan. 11 Mazar-e-Quaid rally within PTI’s street campaign.

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.