KP governor’s rule, Sohail Afridi, 7 other PTI l...

Summary

• PESHAWAR: Eight Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Sohail Afridi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, are in police custody following the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in the province, police officials said on Monday.
• The meeting is expected to review the province’s security situation in the wake of the emergency and the imposition of governor’s rule.
• The imposition of governor’s rule and the emergency measures also raises questions about the province’s administrative arrangements and the role of the advisory council in managing government affairs.

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PESHAWAR: Eight Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Sohail Afridi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, are in police custody following the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in the province, police officials said on Monday.

According to police authorities, PTI provincial president Junaid Akbar is also among those taken into custody, along with other party leaders. Officials described the detentions as being for protective custody, although further details about the circumstances and duration of their detention were not immediately available.