PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has urged citizens, particularly young people to participate in a public gathering scheduled for August 5 in Peshawar, calling it a “decisive rally” against issues including inflation, unemployment, insecurity and alleged injustice.
In a video message, the chief minister said the rally would be held at Peshawar Toll Plaza at 6pm and described it as a “semi-final,” where important announcements would be made.
Afridi also raised concerns over the health and legal situation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, alleging that constitutional and legal rights regarding medical care and family access were not being provided.
He claimed that Imran Khan was being kept in isolation and denied meetings with family members, party leaders, personal doctors, and his sons. Afridi said efforts to seek relief through constitutional and legal channels had not resulted in access to the PTI founder.
The chief minister mentioned that his presence symbolized the political will of Imran Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and that implementation of Imran Khan’s will in the province was part of the public mandate. He further stated that protests were left as the last resort once other lawful measures had been tried.
Afridi went on to criticize the government over economic difficulties, inflation, unemployment, and security problems.
Addressing cases against him, the chief minister said investigations related to the May 9 cases had been reopened despite earlier relief and asserted that he would continue to stand by Imran Khan’s political ideology.
He further accused discrimination against PTI leadership and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government officials, asserting that political pressures were being imposed selectively.
Afridi called upon the citizens to attend the meeting scheduled for August 5 at Peshawar, saying that it was an occasion for the citizens to speak out on national matters.
