ISLAMABAD – Political tensions are once again rising as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced that a long march towards Islamabad will be held on September 27, claiming that up to 4 million people could reach the federal capital.
Addressing participants of the PTI’s street movement at Abu Bakr Siddiq Chowk in Hangu, Afridi said the upcoming mobilisation would be significantly larger than previously anticipated. “On September 27, there will be a long march towards Islamabad, and this time not 2 million but 4 million people will reach there,” he said.
CM Afridi said planned mobilisation comes as the government and administration fail to implement court decision concerning the medical treatment of PTI founder Imran Khan.
Afridi alleged that a decision issued by a three-member bench had been ignored. He questioned the application of the law, arguing that if courts were unable to hold “powerful” individuals accountable, ordinary citizens should not be subjected to a different standard of justice.
He said orders issued by courts, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) or other institutions against him were implemented promptly, but claimed that the directions concerning Imran Khan’s treatment had not been acted upon despite the time given by the courts. “There cannot be one law for the weak and another for the powerful,” Afridi said, stressing that justice must be applied equally to everyone.
KP chief minister raised allegations regarding the treatment of PTI women, claiming that Imran Khan’s sisters had been subjected to humiliation and that female PTI workers were facing what he described as oppression and coercion.
Expressing solidarity with Imran Khan and his family, Afridi said the former premier’s “Haqeeqi Azadi” movement was ultimately about equal rule of law and access to justice. Turning his criticism towards broader economic conditions, the chief minister said institutions needed to consider the direction in which the country was moving. He claimed that farmers were struggling while industrialists were shifting their capital abroad.
Afridi further said he would not support any approach in which state institutions protected powerful groups. Calling on young people to become more politically active, he urged them to stand up for their future and play a greater role in determining the country’s direction.
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