The KP Chief Minister is set to meet party leaders, lawyers and Sindh CM in Karachi.
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi at Islamabad International Airport Photo: Express
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi left on Friday for a three-day visit to Sindh, where he is expected to participate in political activities, hold meetings and attend a rally in Mazar-e-Quaid.
Afridi left Peshawar earlier today, but his flight, PK-201, was diverted from Karachi to Islamabad due to adverse weather conditions. The flight is now expected to take off for Karachi around 12:30 p.m., according to airport sources.
During the visit, Afridi will meet party leaders, as well as lawyers, trade organizations, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and media representatives in Karachi. At the Islamabad airport, members of the public took selfies with the chief minister, who was accompanied by members of the provincial cabinet and KP members in the national and provincial assemblies.
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Afridi said Sindh party leaders shared the program of the visit and called for participation in planned activities, including a rally at Mazar-e-Quaid on Sunday.
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Earlier in Peshawar, Afridi said he was conveying a message from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founding chairman Imran Khan and urged his supporters to take part in the street movement. He described the rally planned for January 11 in Mazar-e-Quaid as a large public gathering.
Planned itinerary in Sindh
Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Information Shafi Jan said the visit, undertaken under the leadership of the party, was aimed at strengthening the street movement in Sindh.
According to the schedule, Afridi will meet party leaders at Justice House, visit the press club and hold a meeting with the Sindh Chief Minister. He is also expected to attend a rally in Mazar-e-Quaid and take part in political activities in South, Malir and Korangi districts.
On Saturday, Afridi is scheduled to travel to Hyderabad, where he will address the bar and press club, attend a party congress and meet local leaders, while also taking part in political activities in Hyderabad and Kotri.
On Sunday, Afridi is expected to meet senior lawyers and traders and participate in political activities in Kemari and Western district, before concluding his visit with a rally at Mazar-e-Quaid and returning to Peshawar on Monday.
Turbulent tour of Lahore
Afridi’s visit to Sindh follows a visit to Lahore during which he was prevented from addressing supporters at Liberty Chowk after police blocked the access routes. He then addressed PTI lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly, where clashes between members of his entourage and security officials were reported.
Read: Afridi criticizes Punjab government for blocking PTI activities in Lahore
He was also banned from entering the cantonment area to meet party leaders and from going to the city’s food street, which had been closed before his arrival. Afridi then went to Zaman Park amid heavy police deployment, amid reports of detentions of PTI supporters.
On Monday, Afridi lodged a formal complaint with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz over the treatment he said he received in Lahore. In the letter, he called the Punjab government’s security measures “extraordinary and excessive” and said they amounted to intimidation rather than cooperation.
