Senior Civil Decide Abbas Shah directs to arrest Afridi and produce him earlier than courtroom
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses a video message on January 27, 2026. SCREENGRAB
An Islamabad district and classes courtroom on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Okay-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in a case linked to allegations involving state establishments.
The case pertains to allegations that CM Afridi made deceptive remarks towards state establishments and broken their credibility. The Nationwide Cyber Crimes Investigation Company registered the case beneath the Prevention of Digital Crimes Act (Peca) 2016.
Senior Civil Decide Abbas Shah presided over the listening to and famous the chief minister’s absence throughout the proceedings.
The choose subsequently ordered the issuance of non-bailable warrants to make sure CM Afridi’s presence, directing authorities to arrest and produce him earlier than the courtroom, citing his failure to look throughout proceedings.
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The choose was advised notices had been issued beforehand, however Afridi didn’t seem. He adjourned the matter till February 10 and instructed authorities to adjust to the order and submit a report on the execution of the warrants on the subsequent listening to.
Responding to the warrants, Afridi stated he was being focused by way of what he described as a sequence of makes an attempt to undermine him politically, together with allegations linking him to crimes and terrorists teams.
In an announcement on X, Afridi stated efforts have been first made to impede his election as chief minister, adopted by what he known as false accusations of drug trafficking and smuggling, and later makes an attempt to affiliate him with terrorists.
پہلے میرے بطور وزیراعلیٰ انتخاب میں روڑے اٹکانے کی کوشش کی گئی، پھر منشیات اور سمگلنگ کے جھوٹے الزامات لگانے کی کوشش کی، پھر دہشتگردوں سے جوڑنے کی کوشش کی، اس کے بعد میرے آبائی علاقے کی عوام کو زبردستی انخلا پر مجبور کیا گیا تاکہ مجھے سیاسی طور پر نقصان پہنچائے۔
9 مئی کے کسی کیس…
— Sohail Afridi (@SohailAfridiISF) January 28, 2026
Afridi stated his identify didn’t seem in any case linked to the Might 9 unrest, however claimed there have been now makes an attempt to incorporate him after different efforts had failed.
He additionally repeated a declare about duty for the unrest, saying: “The entire nation is aware of that ‘whoever stole the CCTV footage is identical one who deliberate Might 9’.”
“As an alternative of working so arduous and conspiring towards me or PTI, they need to sit down and discuss to Imran Khan — the actual consultant of the Pakistani nation — in order that Pakistan can transfer ahead from the crises and issues they’ve created and lasting peace will be established right here,” he stated.
A particular assistant to the chief minister on info, Shafi Jan, criticised the arrest warrants towards Afridi, accusing the authorities of utilizing authorized motion to dam an upcoming protest.
In an announcement, Shafi Jan, the particular aide to Okay-P CM for info, stated the non-bailable arrest warrant was supposed to cease a protest deliberate for February 8. He stated the general public was fed up with what he described as unfavourable political actors “imposed” on the federation.
“We’ve vowed to roll up the mattress of those that practise anti-people politics,” he stated. Shafi additionally accused what he known as a “rejected group” of resorting to low cost ways to revive its politics.
