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KP CM threatens nationwide protest if Imran Khan barred from meeting family
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has warned that his party would launch a nationwide protest if a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan is not allowed on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad alongside Salman Akram Raja and other party leaders, Afridi said, “If we are not allowed to meet the PTI founder on Thursday, we will turn the entire Pakistan into D-Chowk at 10pm.”
He said all parliamentarians would go to Adiala Jail on Thursday, while lawmakers would stage a sit-in outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Afridi said Imran Khan’s family had guaranteed that no political discussion would take place during the meeting and urged the authorities to accept the assurance and allow the family to see him.
The KP chief minister said the party’s primary demand was that Imran Khan receive proper medical treatment. He also expressed concern over the health of Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi.
Afridi alleged that Imran Khan had effectively been “abducted” rather than arrested and claimed that he was in good health when taken to Adiala Jail.
He held the government, judiciary and prison administration responsible for Khan’s health condition, alleging that the relevant institutions were acting together.
The KP chief minister also warned of growing frustration among young people, saying unemployment and political uncertainty were fueling anger among the country’s youth.
He claimed that a large number of young people were prepared to come out in protest and said the situation could become difficult to control.
Afridi further claimed that September 27 would see a nationwide mobilisation, warning that authorities would have little opportunity to contain the situation once people took to the streets.
The Punjab government has decided to celebrate Basant next year with the traditional kite-flying event being held in February instead of January.
In this regard, Punjab Home Department and the district administration have prepared a draft plan for Basant in Lahore next year.
The festival has been rescheduled to February and the final date will be revealed after the consent of the provincial government, sources added.
Preparations will be mindful of last year’s experience and preparations. Permission for kite, string and other associated manufacturing operations is also likely to be given soon while laws and regulations governing kite flying will be completed before the festival.
Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani called Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar last nite.
Foreign Minister Al Zayani thanked DPM Dar on signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He also said he would visit Pakistan soon.
Dar appreciated Dr. Al Zayani’s interest to visit Pakistan and thanked him for his good sentiments.
He emphasised Pakistan’s strong commitment to promote dialogue and diplomacy to achieve peace and stability in the region and beyond.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks.
Trump’s social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.
“It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the October 2000 deadly bombing of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port.
The FBI has attributed that bombing, which killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, to al Qaeda.
Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people during anti-government protests in January, Iran’s worst domestic unrest since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rights groups say the Iranian government has continued to crack down on opponents during the war.
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