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Defiant KP CM reaches Karachi on last leg of Sindh drive

From Dawn · () English

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  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Karachi after a more than six-hour journey that his party said was delayed by government-placed blockades and road obstacles.
  • PTI supporters, including women and children, welcomed the convoy at the Karachi Toll Plaza with fireworks and slogans.
  • Afridi called on Punjab’s chief minister to apologise for remarks about other provinces, while PTI moved a planned rally from Mazar-i-Quaid to the Toll Plaza.

After more than six hours on the road, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Karachi’s Toll Plaza in the early hours of Monday, completing the latest leg of a politically charged journey through Sindh.

His convoy travelled from Hyderabad and Umerkot through blockades, dug-up roads and other obstacles. PTI alleged that the hurdles had been placed by the government to prevent or delay the chief minister’s arrival.

The convoy’s arrival prompted a celebratory welcome at the Toll Plaza. PTI supporters, including women and children, gathered as fireworks lit the night sky and party workers raised slogans in support of Afridi. He was accompanied by PTI Sindh president Haleem Adil Sheikh and other party leaders.

Afridi also demanded that the Punjab chief minister apologise for controversial remarks about other provinces. PTI shifted its planned rally venue from Mazar-i-Quaid to the Toll Plaza amid restrictions and urged young people to join its September 27 campaign. Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said PTI could come to the city if it followed the law.

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· Sohail AfridiAfridi called on Punjab’s chief minister to apologise for remarks concerning other provinces.
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