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Pakistan CM Sohail Afridi Defies Shehbaz Govt and Military Over PTI Long March
- •Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi issued a defiant warning to the federal government and military, stating that no one can stop the PTI long march from reaching Islamabad.
- •Afridi challenged authorities to prove that any of the party's seven demands, which include the release of Imran Khan, are unconstitutional or illegal.
- •The PTI leader criticised Pakistan's judicial system, alleging that court orders permitting him to meet Imran Khan and ensuring the jailed leader's medical treatment have been ignored.
- •The long march, which began in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 4, continues towards Islamabad despite a heavy security lockdown and warnings from the federal government.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi issued a defiant warning that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf long march toward Islamabad would not be stopped. The march, which began on October 4, is centered around seven core demands, including the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Sohail Afridi claimed that authorities failed to implement high court orders allowing meetings with Imran Khan and a Supreme Court bench order directing that Khan be treated at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. Although the Supreme Court ordered his transfer to the hospital in August, Khan was instead taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences before being returned to prison.
The PTI long march began at Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat on October 4, moving through southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and reaching the outskirts of Peshawar by October 6. In response, Islamabad deployed security forces, placed a security lockdown around the capital, and warned protesters that they would not be permitted to enter.
