Overview
- KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, speaking outside Adiala jail, claimed security personnel brought dogs into mosques and told worshippers they were no different from the dogs.
- Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi labeled the comments provocative and factually incorrect, urging an immediate retraction and an apology to the nation.
- KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and federal minister Amir Muqam criticized the remarks as harmful to security and disrespectful to martyrs.
- The Khyber Union of Journalists and the Pakistan Ulema Council denounced the statement for inflaming religious sentiments and undermining confidence in state institutions, with ANP’s Aimal Wali Khan also weighing in.
- Afghan Taliban figure Noorullah Noori invoked the episode in cross-border rhetoric, as media commentary warned the dispute could be exploited during strained Pakistan–Afghanistan talks.