Overview
- Sohail Afridi announced on X that he will be in Karachi on January 9 to meet supporters and deliver Imran Khan’s message.
- The plan follows a three-day push in Lahore where police sealed access to Liberty Chowk, preventing him from addressing a crowd.
- Afridi’s Lahore tour included scuffles with security at the Punjab Assembly, denied access to the cantonment and Food Street, and reports of PTI supporter detentions.
- He formally protested to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, calling the security posture excessive and describing a pattern of protocol degradation and digital vilification.
- Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan said law enforcement will review the Lahore visit using CCTV and an initial inquiry, and local PTI bases in Karachi are preparing for Afridi’s arrival.