The Peshawar High Court on Thursday granted protective bail to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi during a hearing before a two-member bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Muhammad Naeem Anwar.
The court also issued directions prohibiting law enforcement agencies from arresting the chief minister in connection with any pending case.
Justice Ijaz asked if any first information reports (FIR) had been registered against the chief minister. In response, Advocate General Shah Faisal Uthmankhel acknowledged the existence of several FIRs, but said he did not know the exact number or whether any were directly linked to the chief minister.
The court approved Afridi’s bail application, granting him protection from arrest in all cases until November 18.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Afridi announced plans to meet PTI founder president Imran Khan at Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi.
He criticized those obstructing the meeting, asserting his constitutional authority as chief minister and representative of millions of citizens.
Regarding the recent developments, Afridi dismissed the circulating list of cabinet members as fake, saying the final cabinet would be formed only after consultation with the party’s founding president.
After the court proceedings, Afridi left the Peshawar High Court and went to Rawalpindi for the scheduled meeting.
