PTI Claims KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Provincial President Junaid Akbar Arrested

PESHAWAR:Political tensions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have escalated after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders claimed that Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi and the party’s provincial president, Junaid Akbar Khan, had been arrested.

In a statement posted on social media, Junaid Akbar, who is also a member of the National Assembly, reportedly confirmed that he and Chief Minister Afridi had been taken into custody.

Meanwhile, PTI parliamentary leader in the National Assembly Shahid Khattak issued an urgent message on social media, claiming that Afridi had been arrested and was being taken away in a police van.

### Shahid Khattak Calls on Supporters to Gather

Khattak urged supporters to come out in protest, calling on residents of Peshawar to rally in support of PTI founder Imran Khan and the party’s leadership.

He also appealed to people from Khyber district to head towards Peshawar, saying he would join gatherings wherever crowds assembled.

Khattak called on the Insaf Students Federation (ISF) to mobilise its office-bearers and instructed them to leave Peshawar University and join supporters arriving from Khyber district.

### PTI Leader Announces Protest and Long March

Khattak announced that a long march and protest would take place, adding that he would lead the movement himself.

He urged party workers, citizens and Pashtun tribal communities to demonstrate unity and participate in the planned protest, saying they should not be intimidated.

The claims of the arrests and the announced protest could not be independently verified from the information provided. Further details regarding the circumstances of the reported detentions were not immediately available.