Rawalpindi/Islamabad, November 28, 2025: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday ended a 16-hour-long sit-in held on Adiala Jail Road after authorities failed to provide any update on the condition of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
Speaking to media at the Gorkhpur checkpoint, where party workers had gathered since Thursday, Afridi said PTI supporters had spent the entire night in protest.
“We spent the night here with the workers — this was only one night. If we have to spend our whole lives here for the PTI founder, we will do so,” he said.
Afridi said the government had still not shared “anything about the condition of the PTI founder,” adding that the party would not step back from its demands.
“We will not retreat from our protests and sit-ins,” he asserted. “I have used every constitutional and legal path. What route is left for me to meet my leader?”
The KP chief minister said that despite a court order, neither he nor other senior PTI leaders had been permitted to meet Imran Khan.
Criticising the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Afridi said, “Previously, those who would flee to London were allowed to meet groups of 50 people in jail at a time.”
Following the end of the sit-in, Afridi departed for Islamabad, where he tried to meet Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC), however, failed in his attempt
Calling the denial of court-permitted visits a violation of judicial authority, Afridi warned, “If courts do not ensure implementation of their own directives, it would amount to the rule of the jungle.”
The sit-in was launched after PTI leaders were denied a meeting with Imran Khan on Thursday at Adiala Jail. The 16-hour protest drew participation from several prominent political figures, including:
- Mahmood Khan Achakzai (TTAP chief)
- Allama Raja Nasir Abbas (MWM chief)
- Mishal Yousufzai
- Senator Gurdeep Singh
- Senator Rubina Naz
- MNA Zulfiqar Ahmed
Speaking to reporters, Achakzai said the KP chief minister had assumed that, as a representative of a federating unit armed with a court order, he would be allowed to meet Imran Khan.
“He believed he would be granted a meeting, but now he has realised that those in charge here do not respect democratic norms or the language of honour,” Achakzai remarked.
He added that Afridi’s protest represented the “voice of democratic Pashtuns” who stand for constitutional rights.
In a separate development, Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan filed a contempt of court plea in the Islamabad High Court against the Adiala Jail superintendent for failing to comply with court-mandated visitation rights.
The petition alleged non-compliance with a March 24 court order, which reinstated twice-weekly meetings with the PTI founder on Tuesdays and Thursdays under approved SOPs, and requested action against officials responsible for violating the directive.
