Jamshoro/Hyderabad, January 10, 2026: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday strongly criticised the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership, alleging that President Asif Ali Zardari had effectively ended the political legacy of former prime ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
Addressing a welcome gathering organised by the Sindh United Party (SUP) in Jamshoro, Afridi said the PPP, which once projected itself as the custodian of the 18th Amendment, had instead undermined the Constitution’s basic structure through the 26th and 27th amendments. He claimed the people of Sindh now wanted change and no longer wished to see the same political leadership in power.
The KP chief minister also alleged that those “brought in” at the Centre were ruling with a “fake mandate.” Backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Afridi said he could not be forced to adopt anyone else’s thinking. “You may cut off my tongue, but you cannot change my tone,” he remarked.
He said his political struggle was aligned with the rights of the people of Sindh, true democracy, and freedom, adding that the movement aimed for the supremacy of the Constitution and law, restoration of an independent judiciary, a free media, and the rule of law.
Calling for preparations for a street movement, Afridi urged supporters to remain ready to respond whenever a call was given. He also asserted that PTI would hold a public gathering at Bagh-e-Jinnah near the Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum on Sunday, despite claims that the venue had been closed for entry.
The KP chief minister arrived in Karachi on Friday for a three-day visit to Sindh as part of PTI’s street mobilisation campaign marking the first anniversary of what the party terms the “fraudulent” February 8, 2024 general elections.
Unlike his recent visit to Punjab—where members of his delegation reportedly clashed with security personnel—Afridi’s first day in Sindh passed without incident. After arriving at Karachi airport, he visited the Karachi Press Club and addressed party workers and journalists.
Speaking there, Afridi said he had not been treated well during his visit to Punjab. “In Lahore, wherever we went to eat, the market would be shut,” he said, questioning where the Constitution barred a chief minister from engaging in political activity in another province.
He praised the Sindh government for welcoming him and extended an invitation to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
