Sohail Afridi
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: PTI Leader Directs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, political adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that Murad Saeed, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is in Afghanistan and is directing the affairs of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government from there. Speaking on…
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Government
Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar Reportedly Detained After Governor’s Rule in KP
DID Press: Sohail Afridi, chief minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Junaid Akbar Khan, the provincial president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, have reportedly been arrested following the imposition of emergency measures and governor’s rule in the province.…
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Government
Pakistan’s PTI Presses Ahead With Protest as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faces Uncertainty
DID Press: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest march demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has entered its seventh day. As the convoy continues through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, speculation has intensified over the possible dissolution of the provincial government and…
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Government
Pakistan Government-Opposition Talks Fail as PTI Begins Protest March
DID Press: Talks between representatives of Pakistan’s federal government and opposition parties ended without a final agreement at the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly. The main obstacle was reportedly a dispute over a meeting between senior members…
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Government
Pakistan Government, PTI Escalate Dispute Over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have intensified over the political and security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with federal officials discussing the possibility of imposing governor’s rule or an emergency in the province.…
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Afghanistan
KP Chief Minister Calls for Border Reopening and Renewed Engagement with Kabul
DID Press: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has criticized Pakistan’s policy toward Afghanistan, calling for renewed engagement with Kabul, the reopening of border crossings and a change in previous policies to promote peace and reduce insecurity. Afridi criticized Islamabad’s…
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Government
Pakistan Blocks Routes to Islamabad Ahead of Planned PTI March
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have blocked several major roads, highways and bridges leading to Islamabad as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party prepared for a planned march toward the capital. Authorities closed or restricted…
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Afghanistan
Proposal to send comprehensive Pakistani delegation to Afghanistan
DID Press: Sohail Afridi, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, called for sending a comprehensive delegation from Pakistan to Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban government officials. Afridi said on Wednesday at the inauguration of a project in Peshawar that this delegation…
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Government
Sohail Afridi Sworn in as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM
DID Press: Sohail Afridi took oath on Wednesday as the 30th Chief Minister (CM) of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, ending weeks of political deadlock and tension. The oath ceremony was administered by Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, marking the conclusion…
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