Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif phoned Sohail Afridi to congratulate him and said the federal government is ready to work with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The Peshawar High Court granted Afridi protective bail until November 18 and directed authorities to submit details of any cases against him.
- Afridi traveled to Adiala Jail to see Imran Khan after notifying federal and Punjab authorities, but PTI said the meeting was not permitted.
- The KP Home Department sought arrangements from Punjab and the federal Interior Ministry to facilitate the chief minister’s visit to the imprisoned PTI founder.
- In his first assembly speech, Afridi called himself a champion of confrontational politics and warned of nationwide protests if Khan is moved without party consultation, drawing a rebuke from Rana Sanaullah.