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Petition Filed in Peshawar High Court Seeking Recovery of KPK CM Sohail Afridi
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News18•13-10-2026, 16:30
Petition Filed in Peshawar High Court Seeking Recovery of KPK CM Sohail Afridi
- •A petition was filed in the Peshawar High Court seeking the immediate recovery and whereabouts of former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi.
- •Afridi and several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders were detained following the imposition of governor rule and emergency in the province due to deteriorating law and order.
- •The emergency was declared amid a protest march led by Afridi demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
- •The petitioner, Afridi's brother, claimed the chief minister was abducted by armed masked individuals and asserted his detention violates the constitution and fundamental rights.
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A petition was filed by his brother, Muhammad Amir, seeking Afridi's immediate recovery and clarification of his whereabouts after he was taken into custody following the imposition of governor's rule and an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The federal government imposed an emergency and governor's rule citing a deteriorating law and order situation while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party held a protest march led by Afridi.
Former lawmaker and estranged PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat filed a petition in Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court challenging Afridi's election and seeking the reinstatement of former chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
